The EU has set up a number of large-scale IT systems including Eurodac; the Visa Information System; the Schengen Information System; the Customs Information System; the Internal Market Information System.
The supervision of these databases is shared between the national Data Protection Authorities and the EDPS.
In order to ensure a high and consistent level of data protection, national DPAs and the EDPS work together to coordinate the supervision of these databases.
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the entry into application of the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Data Protection Supervisor, the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, and the Bavarian Data Protection Commissioner organise the high-level event: “5th Anniversary of the GDPR: Still a benchmark in the EU digital landscape?”.
EDPS Opinion 18/2023, on the Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the opening of negotiations for digital trade disciplines with the Republic of Korea and with Singapore
The European Data Protection Supervisor - EDPS organises a reception for the opening of its new office in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. With this new office in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the EDPS aims to provide additional support in the EP legislative process, including during the plenary sessions, fulfilling its role as advisor to the EU legislators. When: Tuesday 14 March from 17:00 to 18:00; Where: Room C2.1, 2nd floor, zone canal of the LOW building at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Opinion on the signing, provisional application and conclusion of the Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius
In the EDPS July 2022 Newsletter, read our latest EDPS-EDPB Joint Opinions and Press Releases on the European Health Data Space and the EU's Data Act. Look back on the events we have organised, such as the EDPS Conference 2022, the 50th EDPS-DPO meeting, and the International Organisation workshop co-organised with the World Food Programme.