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ISSUE OF THE COOPERATION ON HOME AFFAIRS BETWEEN THE USA AND THE EU

ISSUE OF THE COOPERATION ON HOME AFFAIRS

BETWEEN THE USA AND THE EU

Pavel Biriukov

Abstract:

The article deals with different aspects of contemporary EU-U.S. legal

cooperation on home affairs. The larger part of the article is devoted to the agreement

between the EU and the U.S. on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging

Data from the European Union to the U.S. for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance

Tracking Program. History of contemporary EU-U.S. cooperation on home affairs is

also described.

Resumé:

Článek se zabývá různými aspekty současné právní spolupráce EU a USA

v oblasti vnitřních věcí. Větší část článku je věnována dohodě mezi Evropskou unií

a Spojenými státy americkými o zpracovávání a předávání údajů o finančních trans-

akcích z Evropské unie do Spojených států pro účely Programu sledování financo-

vání terorismu. Současně článek popisuje historii spolupráce v oblasti vnitřních věcí

mezi EU a USA.

Key words:

EU-USA relations; cooperation on Home Affairs; Europol; Eurojust;

Frontex; mutual legal assistance; joint investigation teams.

On the Author:

Pavel Biriukov – Doctor of Legal Sciences, professor. The Head of

the International and European Law Department of the Voronezh State University

(Russia). P. Biriukov is author of more than 320 scientific and educational works,

including 12 monographs, 16 textbooks, 32 manuals. Basic directions of scientific

researches – problems of the international and European law; various aspects of

a ratio of international and domestic law; human rights; international fights against

crimes; cooperation in the economic sphere; criminal procedure; financial law;

constitutional law; WTO law; legal regulation of tourism, international transport,

international civil process, intellectual property. P. Biriukov characterizes concepts

of interaction of international and national law, operating in various states. He

investigates in detail various aspects of the law of European integration, activities of

EU agencies for internal affairs (Europol, Eurojust, OLAF, Frontex), implementation

of EU law in Member States.

Introduction

The EU and the U.S. have benefited from a long-standing, productive partnership

in the areas of justice, freedom and security. The progress is reflected in agreements

on extradition and mutual legal assistance, information on flight passengers,

customs cooperation, collaboration in tracking terrorist financing and EU assistance.

Cooperation on Home Affairs is an important part of the relations between the

EU and the United States. It has been framed by the «New Transatlantic Agenda»