Trump immigration order causes alarm among Europeans

In his first week as President of the United States Donald Trump signed a number of controversial executive orders - one called Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States, signed on the 25 January 2017, alarmed some in Europe as it seemed to threaten sensitive agreements with the EU relating the sharing of commercial data and law enforcement information.

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US: The White House: Office of the Press Secretary, 25.01.17: Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/25/presidential-executive-order-enhancing-public-safety-interior-united

ESO: Background information: From Safe Harbour to Privacy Shield: Advances and shortcomings of the new EU-US data transfer rules http://www.europeansources.info/record/from-safe-harbour-to-privacy-shield-advances-and-shortcomings-of-the-new-eu-us-data-transfer-rules/

ESO: Background information: Adoption of decision authorisation the conclusion of the EU-U.S. data protection 'Umbrella Agreement' http://www.europeansources.info/record/adoption-of-decision-authorisation-the-conclusion-of-the-eu-u-s-data-protection-umbrella-agreement/

EUObserver, 27.01.17: Trump's anti-privacy order stirs EU angst https://euobserver.com/justice/136699

Blog: UCL The Constitution Unit, 01.03.17: Executive Orders in the Trump presidency: a short introduction https://constitution-unit.com/2017/03/01/executive-orders-in-the-trump-presidency-a-short-introduction/

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