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BRUSSELS — The European Parliament on Thursday moved to mend a rift with the United States as it approved restarting a program to track financial and bank transfers that the United States says is vital to its effort to fight terrorism.
When the Parliament voted to suspend the system in February, it cited unease in Europe over the way personal data was used by companies and by governments.
The United States warned that suspending the program left a security gap, and Thursday U.S. officials praised the resumption. President Barack Obama said the program had resulted in more than 1,500 investigative leads to European allies in the past nine years.
