On July 30, 2020, the Council of the European Union imposed for the first time restrictive measures against six individuals and three entities responsible for or involved in various cyber attacks.
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EU Council Presidency Releases Progress Report on Draft ePrivacy Regulation
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On June 3, 2020, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union published a progress report on the proposed Regulation concerning the Respect for Private Life and the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Communications and Repealing Directive 2002/58/EC, better known as “the Draft ePrivacy Regulation.”…
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EU Council Presidency Releases Proposed Amendments to Draft ePrivacy Regulation
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On February 21, 2020, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union published a revised part of the proposed Regulation concerning the Respect for Private Life and the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Communications and Repealing Directive. …
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EU Council’s Draft Position on the Application of the GDPR
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On December 19, 2019, the members of the Permanent Representations of EU Member States to the Council of the European Union published a draft position on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation. …
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EU Commission Releases Communication on Remaining Issues for GDPR Preparation
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On January 24, 2018, the European Commission issued a communication to the European Parliament and the Council on the direct application of the EU GDPR.…
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Progress on Draft ePrivacy Regulation – EU Council Publishes Proposed Amendments
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On September 8, 2017, the Council of the European Union published its proposed revisions to the draft E-Privacy Regulation, which have been made based on written comments and discussions involving the Working Party for Telecommunications and Information Society and serve as a discussion for further meetings of the group in late September 2017. …
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EU Council Accelerates the Process for Adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation
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On April 8, 2016, the Council of the European Union will adopt its position on the General Data Protection Regulation. The adoption of the Council’s position was initially planned for a vote on April 21, 2016, during the next Justice and Home Affairs Council, but the Council of the European Union has decided to expedite the process for adoption by using the “written procedure,” which is an exceptional procedure that does not include public deliberation.…
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EU Council to Adopt Position at First Reading on the EU General Data Protection Regulation
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On March 17, 2016, the Council of the European Union published a Draft Statement regarding the Council’s position at first reading with respect to the adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The statement follows a political agreement on the draft GDPR reached by the Council on February 12, 2016.…
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The EU General Data Protection Regulation
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On December 17, 2015, after three years of drafting and negotiations, the European Parliament and Council of the European Union reached an informal agreement on the final draft of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which is backed by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.…
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EDPS Issues Opinion and Launches Regulation App for Mobile Devices
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On July 27, 2015, Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor, published Opinion 3/2015 on the reform of Europe’s data protection laws, intended to “assist the participants in the trilogue in reaching the right consensus on time.”…
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