The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which became legally binding in 2009, sets out the fundamental rights protected in the EU in a single document. Those rights designed to uphold the Dignity, Freedoms, Equality, Solidarity, Citizens' Rights and Justice of individuals in the EU are inalienable and universal. The rights include the right to privacy and the right to data protection which serve as the foundation to the work of the EDPS.
Opinion on online manupulation and personal data.
The May 2017 edition of the EDPS Newsletter covers recently adopted Opinions on data protection and the EU institutions, digital content and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), as well as many other EDPS activities.
DPO Corner: Introduction to data protection, legal basis, rights of data subjects, transfers of data, prior checking procedures.
Speech by Giovanni Buttarelli at the Autumn School 2016 on the EU, University of Laval, Québec, Canada