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EDPS Anniversary: celebrating 20 years of protecting personal data

Since 2004, the EDPS protects the personal data of EU citizens and guides EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies so that they are exemplary in upholding data protection principles. The celebration of these two decades is an opportunity to reflect on past, present, and future challenges for a modern regulator in order to pave the way forward for the next 20 years.

Read the blogpost and watch the video of Wojciech Wiewiórowski presenting the EDPS 20th anniversary's activities. Read also the EDPS 20th Anniversary Book: Two decades of personal data protection. What's next?

Explore the 20th Anniversary website and learn about its four pillars:

self-portrait of Eliška Pírková with her affiliations and blue circle on the left side

Introducing a new interview with Eliška Pírková

Eliška is a legal expert and digital rights advocate known for her work in internet governance and online freedom of expression. Together we discuss freedom of expression, democracy, privacy and digital rights in the context of a "super election year".

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Episode of mini video series is out!

Join us as we speak with leading experts who witnessed the evolution of data protection globally first-hand. The second episode features Peter Hustinx and focuses on the work that led to the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. 

portrait of Segolene Martin and her affiliations on the left side

20 Talks with Ségolène Martin from Kantify

In this episode, we welcome Mrs Ségolène Martin. Mrs Martin is a cofounder of Kantify and a pioneer in AI-driven health solutions. Dive deep with us to explore how Artificial Intelligence improves drug discovery in healthcare. 

Participation by Wojciech Wiewiórowski in reception organised by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Brussels, Belgium

99th Plenary Session of the EDPB, Participation Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

"Transversal data protection enforcement issues", Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski at University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

EDPS-DPO Meeting, Keynote speech by Leonardo Cervera Navas and Closing remarks by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Luxembourg

Wojciech Wiewiórowski gives lecture at ECPC Maastricht Advanced Masters in Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Protection at Fondation Universitaire Stichting, Brussels, Belgium