EDPS Opinion 21/2024 on the Proposal for a Council Regulation on strengthening the security of identity cards

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2024

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EDPS Opinion 21/2024 on the Proposal for a Council Regulation on strengthening the security of identity cards

EDPS Opinion 21/2024 on the Proposal for a Council Regulation on strengthening the security of identity cards.

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Leonardo Cervera Navas gives lecture on the EU AI Act at KU Leuven University, Brussels, Belgium

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Presentation of the EDPS Annual Report 2024 to the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament, Participation of Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

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Leonardo Cervera Navas meeting with Mr Uljar SHARKA, Founder & CEO of iGenius, Brussels, Belgium

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Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with a delegation of government representatives from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Brussels, Belgium