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.
We are back and there is a lot to catch up on! Read on for events to register for; new EDPS publications and Opinions on AI and transatlantic data sharing; reflections on events on cross-border data protection, privacy tech and the AI Act; news on EDPS oversight of EU border systems; an update on a key court judgement; and more.
The 20th edition of the International Organisations Workshop will be held on 25–26 September 2025. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are co-hosting IOW 2025, the International Organisations Workshop on data protection. The event will take place in Paris at UNESCO headquarters, as well as online.
EDPS Opinion 23/2025 on the two Proposals for Council Decisions on the signing and conclusion of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
EDPS Opinion the Proposal on the signing and conclusion of the provisional application of the Amending Protocol between the EU and Switzerland on the automatic exchange of financial account information to improve international tax compliance.
EDPS Opinion the Proposal on the signing and conclusion of the provisional application of the Amending Protocol between the EU and San Marino on the automatic exchange of financial account information to improve international tax compliance.