Newsletter Nr. 48

Jul

2016

Newsletter Nr. 48

The July 2016 edition of the EDPS Newsletter covers the EDPS Opinion on Privacy Shield, the 2015 Annual Report, the EDPS Accountability Initiative and many other EDPS activities.

Available languages: English

Topics

Data Protection Officer

Ethics

General Data Protection Regulation

Accountability

International Agreements

Privacy Shield

Case-law and litigation

Supervision coordination

Borders, Asylum, Migration

Security

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News

To mark the Data Protection Day, the EDPS, Council of Europe, and CPDP Conferences are joining forces to host a one-day event: “CPDP – Data Protection Day: A New Mandate for Data Protection.”
•    When: 28 January 2025
•    Where: European Commission’s Charlemagne, Brussels
•    Format: In-person and online

This year’s conference comes at a crucial time as new EU political mandates begin shaping the policy landscape. Discussion will focus on the evolving mandate of data protection, particularly its essential role as safeguard of our democratic society against excessive intrusions in the citizens’ privacy by public or private actors.

Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor

16 January 2025

Hearing of candidates Bruno Gencarelli, François Pellegrini, Anna Pouliou and Wojciech Wiewiórowski before the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs for the appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor.

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EDPS reprimands Frontex for non-compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1896

8 January 2025

The EDPS reprimands Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, for not complying with Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 (Frontex Regulation), when transmitting personal data of suspects of cross-border crimes to Europol, the EU’s agency for law enforcement cooperation.

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Agenda

21 January 2025

Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Mr. Petros Demetriou, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Brussels, Belgium

16 January 2025

101st Plenary Session of the EDPB, Participation of Leonardo Cervera Navas, Brussels, Belgium

16 January 2025

Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor, Hearing of the candidates at the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Participation of: Bruno Gencarelli, François Pellegrini, Anna Pouliou and Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

15 January 2025

Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor, Hearing of the candidates at the Council of the European Union, Participation of: Bruno Gencarelli, François Pellegrini, Anna Pouliou and Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

14 January 2025

Wojciech Wiewiórowski participates in the Opening Gala of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Brussels, Belgium

Newsletter Nr. 48

Data Protection Day 2025

Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor

EDPS reprimands Frontex for non-compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1896