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To mark the Data Protection Day, the EDPS, Council of Europe, and CPDP Conferences are joining forces to host a one-day event: “CPDP – Data Protection Day: A New Mandate for Data Protection.”
•    When: 28 January 2025
•    Where: European Commission’s Charlemagne, Brussels
•    Format: In-person and online

This year’s conference comes at a crucial time as new EU political mandates begin shaping the policy landscape. Discussion will focus on the evolving mandate of data protection, particularly its essential role as safeguard of our democratic society against excessive intrusions in the citizens’ privacy by public or private actors.

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Hearing of candidates Bruno Gencarelli, François Pellegrini, Anna Pouliou and Wojciech Wiewiórowski before the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs for the appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor.

The European Data Protection Supervisor is appointed by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the European Council for a five year term. 

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The EDPS issues its concept note towards a Digital Clearinghouse 2.0 for a consistent, cooperative and coherent approach to enforcing EU laws regulating digital markets.

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In October 2022, the EDPS carried out an audit on Frontex’s activities when assisting Member States at the EU external borders in joint operations.  In particular, the EDPS focused on debriefing interviews by Frontex of individuals intercepted while crossing external borders and the Agency’s further use of the information collected in this context. 

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Carissa Véliz is an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. Prof Véliz graduated in philosophy from the University of Salamanca, completed a master's degree in philosophy at the CUNY graduate centre in New York, and received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oxford, where she currently works at the Faculty of Philosophy and the Institute on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.

In this issue, learn about our global efforts to elevate data protection standards, our work on artificial intelligence and more!

Read last newsletter of 2024. 

In 2024, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) launched a dedicated campaign to raise awareness of personal data breaches, one of 20 initiatives organised to mark the institution’s 20th Anniversary. The campaign ran from March to October 2024, 

The event, hosted at the EDPS premises in Brussels, aimed to raise awareness among staff from European Union Institutions, Bodies, and Agencies (EUIs) on managing personal data breaches.

Join us as we speak with leading experts who witnessed the evolution of data protection globally first-hand.