MEPs argued that the legal basis (Article 95 EC) was incorrect, that Parliament should have had assent rather than simple consultation, that the agreement was in breach of the principle of proportionality and that the US did not offer adequate data protection.
Programmas apvienot nebūtu pareizi arī tāpēc, ka pasākumi vardarbības apkarošanai nav jauns projekts, bet esošas programmas DAPHNE trešais īstenošanas posms (DAPHNE III).