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Collaboration & Consistent efforts: two cornerstones for data protection in EU institutions

Leonardo Cervera Navas
Leonardo CERVERA NAVAS

Second of July 2025, time for the first EDPS - DPO Network meeting of the year.

The 56th meeting since its creation back in 2004, over twenty years ago.

For those of you who do not know, the EDPS - Data Protection Network meeting meets twice a year to discuss data protection priorities and practices in the digital world. A platform for the EDPS to meet with the data protection officers (DPOs) of the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs).

Celebrating Schuman Day – Young Voices Speak for Europe

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Wojciech Wiewiórowski

75 years ago, Robert Schuman laid the foundations of today’s European Union in his visionary appeal for a Europe bound by cooperation and solidarity. The Schuman Declaration was a transformative document that provides a blueprint for the EU’s long-standing commitment to peace, freedom and human rights, including the fundamental rights to privacy and data protection.

CPDP Data Protection Day 2025: reflections, challenges, and the road ahead

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Wojciech Wiewiórowski

“For us at the EDPS - the independent institution in charge of supervising data protection matters within the EU institutions - data protection day is, well, every day.” However, for the rest of the world, data protection is mainly celebrated on 28 January every year. This date marks the signing of Convention 108 in 1981 - a milestone in its own right - since it is the first legally binding international instrument to protect privacy in the digital age.

1st meeting of AI Correspondents Network: community, compliance and collaboration

Leonardo Cervera Navas
Leonardo CERVERA NAVAS

The AI Act is now in force and the EDPS has put its plan into action.

In 2024, the EDPS proposed a correspondents network to facilitate AI governance in public administrations. Even though the AI Act does not mention or require an AI correspondent, each EU institution recognises the value of such a network and voluntarily assigned one.

A global and collective effort to embrace technologies in a human-centric way

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Wojciech Wiewiórowski

On 18th - 19th November 2024, the EDPS co-hosted the 74th Meeting of the International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology.

Also known as the Berlin Group - of which the EDPS vouches its long-standing commitment to - this international forum brings data protection authorities and privacy experts from all across the world to examine the data protection implications of emerging technologies for a privacy-enhanced tomorrow.

International Organisations: a driving force behind global progress in data protection

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Wojciech Wiewiórowski

On 23 - 24 September 2024, the EDPS had the privilege of co-organising the 2024 edition of the International Organisations Workshop on data protection (IOW), in partnership with the World Bank, in Washington, D.C. It was the first time that the workshop was held outside of Europe, reinforcing our commitment to enhancing the global dimension of this initiative and promoting the application of data protection principles worldwide.

EDPS - Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Region: working together for data protection

Leonardo Cervera Navas
Leonardo CERVERA NAVAS

One year ago, the EDPS had the pleasure and honour to take part in the first high-level event on Data-protection in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Region, organised by the SIGMA Programme; the Eastern Partnership Regional Fund for Public Administration; the Regional Cooperation Council and the Regional School of Public Administration.

EDPS - DPO Network: Stronger together to face data protection challenges

Leonardo Cervera Navas
Leonardo CERVERA NAVAS

It’s that time of the year again! On Wednesday 19 June, the EDPS and the Data Protection Officers' (DPO) network of the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs) met for the first traditional bi-annual meeting of the year. On this occasion, the meeting was hosted jointly by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR), in Brussels, Belgium.