6.4. Agreement between the EU and the USA on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data ***(vote)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the united States for purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program [05305/2010 - C7-0004/2010 - 2009/0190(NLE)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A7-0013/2010)

(Simple majority)
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0029)

Parliament thereby withheld its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.

The following had spoken:

Before the vote, Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE Group, requesting that the recommendation be referred back to committee under Rules 63 and 175, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, in favour of the request, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (rapporteur), against the request, Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission) and Martin Schulz.

Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (290 in favour, 305 against, 14 abstentions).