On October 26, 2016, the Article 29 Working Party welcomed an initiative to create a general data protection framework for EU–U.S. law enforcement cooperation. The Umbrella Agreement would complement existing EU–U.S. law enforcement agreements and create a data protection standard for future agreements concluded in this field. The Working Party believes that the Umbrella Agreement would strengthen safeguards in existing law enforcement bilateral treaties with the United States.
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