PRESSURE RISES ON EU TO APPROVE A EUROPEAN TFTP TRACKING PROGRAMME
September 1st, 2016
Concerns about the US-European Union (EU) Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP) have abated, particularly regarding oversight and data-sharing issues. But the issue remains controversial, with a potential EU version of the system still being debated within the EU executive, the European Commission, whether to be standalone or complementary to the USA-promoted TFTP. Meanwhile, with Britain voting to leave the EU in a June 2016 national referendum, renegotiations may have to take place whatever is decided by the remaining members of the EU.
The TFTP caused a ...
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