There is a clear need for the EU to develop a more efficient system for exchanging information on the criminal records of non-EU citizens. At the same time, any proposal to update the current system must ensure consistency with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Lisbon Treaty and fully respect data protection principles. Read the EDPS Opinion and press release.
In the last few weeks, I have been asked to look beyond the GDPR to imagine future scenarios for regulation of digital rights in the EU and around the world.
Read blogpost by Giovanni Buttarelli.
There has been continuous and steady progress in the way in which EU institutions comply with data protection rules. Read the EDPS Survey and press release.
Eleven months have passed since the Commission issued its proposal for the new Regulation governing data protection in the EU institutions and bodies. The EDPS calls for a swift agreement on the new Regulation, so that EU institutions can lead by example in the rules that they apply to themselves as controllers and processors. Read the Statement.
The EU aims to improve the efficiency of its IT databases by making them more interoperable. Read the EDPS Opinion and press release.
DPOs preparing for the implementation of accountability in daily work of EU institutions and bodies. EDPS-DPO meeting in London. Read the blogpost by Wojciech Wiewiórowski.
On 9 October, the EDPS Giovanni Buttarelli has been invited to appear before the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol (JPSG). This first meeting follows the EDPS/Europol Management Board meeting that took place on 3 October 2017. When discussing with MEPs and national DPAs, Giovanni Buttarelli underlined the importance of the supervisory role of the EDPS and the JPSG. Since May 2017 a new chapter has been opened. The EDPS intends to carry on its supervisory activity through three main strategic elements: accountability, cooperation and innovation.
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