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The EU institutions and bodies make decisions and adopt legislation that affect the lives of all those living in its Member States. The decisions affecting them must be taken as openly as possible. You have the right to know why, how and who is involved in making these decisions and laws. You also have the fundamental right of access to the documents prepared in these activities.

Similarly, transparency is a core principle in data protection. You have the right to know which of your personal data are collected, used, consulted or otherwise processed and to what extent the personal data are or will be processed.

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28
Oct
2014
Opinions

Shareholders Rights Directive

Opinion on the Commission Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement and certain elements of the corporate governance statement

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Executive Summary
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Topics
Finance & Economy
Transparency
23
Jul
2014
Opinions

Single-member private limited liability companies

Opinion on the Commission Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on single-member private limited liability companies

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Executive Summary
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Topics
Article 8 - right to data protection
Necessity & Proportionality
Privacy by Design
Accountability
Large-Scale IT Systems
IMI
Internal Market
Transparency
12
Mar
2014
Opinions

Protection of undisclosed know-how and business information

Opinion on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure    

Available languages: German, English, French
Topics
Rights of the Individual
Internal Market
Transparency
22
Nov
2013
Formal Comments

Guidelines for reuse of public sector information (PSI)

EDPS Comments in response to the public consultation on the planned guidelines on recommended standard licences, datasets and charging for the reuse of public sector information initiated by the European Commission

Available languages: German, English, French
Topics
eGovernment
Transparency
Technologies
Open Data