Our Opinions relate primarily to proposals for legislation and are addressed to the EU legislator (the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission), with the aim of flagging main data protection concerns together with our recommendations.
These Opinions are issued in response to requests by the Commission, which is legally obliged to seek our guidance on any legislative proposal, or draft implementing or delegated acts, as well as recommendations and proposals to the Council in the context of international agreements according to Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 where there is an impact on the protection of personal data. We also issue own-initiative opinions as part of our role as advisor on all matters relating to the processing of personal data.
EDPS Opinion 46/2023 on the negotiating mandate for an Agreement between the EU and Iceland on the transfer of Passenger Name Record data.
EDPS Opinion 45/2023 on the negotiating mandate for an Agreement between the EU and Norway on the transfer of Passenger Name Record data.
EDPS Opinion 44/2023 on the Proposal for Artificial Intelligence Act in the light of legislative developments
EDPS Opinion 43/2023 on the Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken within the Trade Specialised Committee established by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom
EDPS Opinion 42/2023 on the Proposal for two Directives on AI liability rules.