European Union official responsible for supervision of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme

6.10.2010

Question for written answer E-8410/2010
to the Commission
Rule 117
Stavros Lambrinidis (S&D)

At a recent meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, the Commission representative refused on obscure security grounds to reveal the name of the official provisionally appointed to oversee the procedure for compiling and transmitting SWIFT data to the United States.

1. What specific security problems are faced by an official entrusted with these responsibilities?

2. Under what provisions or rules are Commission officials allowed to remain ‘anonymous’? Are there other instances in which Commission officials may remain ‘anonymous’?

OJ C 249 E, 26/08/2011