US slams ECJ advisor's Safe Harbour opinion

The US government has reacted sharply to the ECJ advocate general's recent opinion on the EU-US data sharing agreement Safe Harbour, criticising its “numerous inaccurate assertions about intelligence practices of the United States”.

Despite the blow from the court's advisor Yves Bot, the US Mission to the EU said in a statement on Monday (28 September), “We are optimistic that our discussions will conclude soon with a positive outcome for both sides.”