Meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs during the EP plenary session (11-14 April 2016) in Strasbourg. Votes on the Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data - report Jan Philipp ALBRECHT (Greens/EFA, DE) and on Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention - report Marju LAURISTIN (S&amp;D, EE).
The two reports were adopted with a large majority&nbsp;by the&nbsp;Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and will be presented&nbsp;during the&nbsp;plenary session tomorrow, and put to the vote the day after.

Strasbourg

meeting

vote

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

protection of personal data (T)

ALBRECHT, Jan Philipp (Greens/EFA, DE)

LAURISTIN, Marju (S&D, EE)

Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention: extracts from the votes

SOUNDBITE (English), Marju LAURISTIN (S&amp;D, EE), Culture of law enforcement in all countries will include protection of fundamental rights of persons as a part of the everyday work. I suppose that is very important, we want to achieve that.

Opening of the vote on Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention - report Marju LAURISTIN (S&amp;D,EE), by roll-call.

Announcement of the results: 50 voted, 45 for, 4 against, 1 abstention.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jan Philipp ALBRECHT (Greens/EFA, DE), This is a huge chance now, and effort is, as Mrs Lauristin also said, now on the implementation and the effective application of these legal frameworks as soon as possible in our member states.

Opening of the vote on Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data - report Jan Philipp ALBRECHT (Greens/EFA,DE), by roll-call.

Announcement of the results: 54 voted, 50 for, 3 against, 1 abstention.