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PAVEL BIRIUKOV CYIL 5 ȍ2014Ȏ of 1995. The New Transatlantic Agenda was a comprehensive statement of the many areas for common action and cooperation. On the 25 th June of 2003 the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the European Union and the United States of America 1 was signed. This Agreement regulates following areas of cooperation: identification of bank information, joint investigative teams, expedited transmission of requests, mutual legal assistance to administrative authorities, protecting of personal and other data, request for confidentiality. However political and operational cooperation between the EU and the US gained momentum after September 11, 2001. The «Washington Statement» 2009 sets out a joint EU-US commitment to cooperation in the area of Justice and Home Affairs area. This statement is adopted at a time when the EU is setting out new ambitions for its policy for the area of Justice, Freedom and Security with the adoption of a new multiannual policy programme of 2009, the Stockholm Programme. 2 In light of the Lisbon Treaty’s entry into force on 1 December 2009, which brought about significant changes to the provisions relevant to the area of Freedom, Security, and Justice (Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union), the Stockholm Programme establishes the framework for police and customs cooperation, rescue teams, cooperation on criminal and civil affairs, and policy on asylum, immigration and visas, for the 2010 –2014 period. This process will lead to an update of the EU policies, many of which have a transatlantic dimension. The U.S. has reaffirmed a foreign policy based upon its values and ideals, while also protecting the American people and building new justice and home affairs programs and partnerships in furtherance of this policy. 1. History of contemporary EU-U.S. cooperation on home affairs The EU and the U.S. seek to expand and intensify cooperation notably in the areas of: trafficking in human beings; smuggling of migrants; sexual exploitation of children, including depictions of such abuse of children on the Internet; drug trafficking; trafficking of other illicit goods; financial crimes; cyber crimes; corruption; tracing and confiscating the proceeds of criminal activity. For example, the Agreement on customs cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters 1997 was designed the European Community and the United States. On 22 April 2004, was signed a new Agreement 3 which extended the scope of the 1997 Agreement. In order to cover supply-chain security of transatlantic trade, 1 OJ. L 181/34. 19.7.2003. 2 http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/greece-in-the-eu/area-of-justice-freedom-and-security. html?page=2. 3 2004/634/EC: Council Decision of 30 March 2004 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on intensifying and broadening the Agreement on customs cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters to include cooperation on container security and related matters // OJ. L 304 of 30.9.2004.

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