MEPs deny US access to bank transfers data

The European Parliament has voted down a deal allowing the US access to European bank transfers to track funds supporting terror groups.

MEPs in Strasbourg voted 378-196 against the deal, with 31 abstentions.

The parliament’s president, Jerzy Buzek, said the assembly wants more safeguards for civil liberties and believes human rights have been compromised in the name of security.

The rejection forces the EU to renegotiate the deal.