Those key moments of the year so far MEPs force SWIFT renegotiation Election of new Commission a political milestone As the Lisbon Treaty came into effect, Parliament flexed its new muscles and forced the Commission and EU governments to renegotiate an agreement with the US about data sharing (the so-called SWIFT agreement) because of concerns that it infringed civil liberties.
Kad spēkā stājās Lisabonas līgums, Parlaments tūdaļ izmantoja savas jaunās pilnvaras un piespieda Eiropas Komisiju un ES valdības pārskatīt nolīgumu ar ASV par SWIFT bankas datu pārsūtīšanu.