European Data Protection Supervisor
The EU's independent data protection authority
The Commission's proposal for a Regulation establishing a single digital gateway and the once-only principle is a necessary development in the modernisation of administrative services throughout the EU. However, some key issues related to data protection must be taken into account for the future development of the once-only principle. Read the EDPS Opinion and the press release.
14/07/2017
How do millennials relate to digital life and privacy? Read blogpost by Giovanni Buttarelli
11/07/2017
Giovanni Buttarelli and Jiro Akama, Japanese State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, have met on convergence and cooperation between EU and Japan on data protection.
10/07/2017
In March this year, my respected colleague Ventislav Karadjov, Chairman of CPDP and I announced that we will jointly be hosting the 40th ICDPPC.
07/07/2017
The EDPS and the Personal Information Protection Commission (PPC) in Japan have met to discuss the implementation of forthcoming GDPR.
30th Annual International Conference organised by Privacy Law & Business, Participation of Giovanni Buttarelli as Speaker and Chair, Cambridge, UK
Nothing is free: the value of data, Participation of Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium
Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Ms Mari Sonoda, Secretary General of the Personal Information Protection Commission in Japan, Brussels, Belgium
Giovanni Buttarelli and Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Mr Jiro Akama, State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in Japan, Brussels, Belgium
Technology Policy Institute Aspen Forum, Luncheon debate with participation of Giovanni Buttarelli, Aspen, USA
Our timeline contains key dates, events and some of the ways the GDPR strengthens data protection in the EU.
