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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Surprising Plot Twist: The European Data Protection Supervisor Reprimands the European Union for its use of Microsoft 365

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/1/2024

The European Union (EU)’s government organizations are just like any another entity trying to function in a world where global companies and even government entities are reliant on digital platforms for messaging and...more

EDPB adopts opinion on the notion of main establishment during 90th plenary

A&O Shearman on 2/22/2024

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) during its 90th plenary session, on 14 February 2024, amongst other things: - adopted an opinion (the Opinion) on the notion of a controller’s main establishment, including...more

EU Emergency Response Update – Key Policy & Regulatory Developments No. 102

Jones Day on 6/15/2023

This regular alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular, to COVID-19, Russia’s war of aggression on against Ukraine, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide...more

EDPB & EDPS issue joint opinion on the EU’s proposed AI Regulation

Hogan Lovells on 7/15/2021

On 18 June 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a joint opinion on the European Union’s proposed AI Regulation, which was announced earlier this year....more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: March 2021

K&L Gates LLP on 3/31/2021

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Opens a New Investigation in the Pharma Sector - On 4 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) has opened a formal investigation into alleged misuses of patent...more

EU – EDPS publishes opinions on European Commission’s proposals for a Digital Services Act and a Digital Markets Act

A&O Shearman on 2/22/2021

On 10 February 2021, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published its opinions on the European Commission’s proposals for a Digital Services Act and a Digital Markets Act. The EDPS welcomes both legislative...more

The EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion on Data Processing Standard Contractual Clauses: Key Takeaways

Alston & Bird on 2/5/2021

When a controller engages a processor, the GDPR requires that the parties enter into a specific contract that contains certain mandatory provisions. This contract is often referred to as a ‘data processing agreement’ or...more

Post Schrems II Guidance: EU Regulators Raise Bar For Global Data Transfers

Goodwin on 1/28/2021

On 15 January, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) adopted a joint opinion (“Joint Opinion”) on the draft new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses (“New...more

Work in Progress: Substantial Revisions Recommended to the European Commission's Draft New Standard Contractual Clauses

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP on 1/28/2021

Last week, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) published a joint opinion on the European Commission’s (“EC”) proposed new set of Standard Contractual Clauses for...more

Management of Cross-Border Data Transfer After the Schrems II Decision

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/16/2020

italiano: La gestione gel flusso trasfrontaliero dei dati dopo la sentenza Schrems II By: Ivan Rotunno, Giulia Rivarola di Roccella, and Martina Acquaro Following the decision of the European Court of Justice of the European...more

Governments, Data Protection Authorities React To EU-US Privacy Shield Ruling

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/20/2020

The European Court of Justice’s ruling in Schrems II, invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework as a means of transmitting personal data from the EU to the U.S., has drawn swift reaction from data protection...more

European Data Protection Supervisor: Pandemic Raises Fundamental Rights Questions

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/30/2020

The European Data Protection Supervisor weighs the impact of the COVID-19 on future data protection strategy and fundamental rights. “Covid-19 is a game changer. Thinking about the EDPS’ strategy for the next five years, we...more

Processor or Controller? It Really Depends

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/19/2019

The European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor recently issued a joint opinion on the processing of personal data and the role of the European Commission within the eHealth Digital Health...more

Is the Privacy Shield Viable? Article 29 Working Party Proposes to Wait for Its Final Verdict

McGuireWoods LLP on 7/28/2016

After its first draft of February 29, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield adequacy decision on July 12, 2016. The first draft was adopted after the cancellation of the Safe Harbor by the Court of...more

EU Data Supervisor: Privacy Shield Needs “Robust Improvements”

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/6/2016

The push for the European Union and the United States to reopen negotiations over the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield may have just become a shove, due to a recent opinion released by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)...more

EU Institutions Weigh In on Commission’s EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Proposal

Alston & Bird on 6/6/2016

Last week has seen two important developments in relation to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”) for transfers of personal information from Europe to the United States. A draft adequacy decision and related...more

The Collection of Passenger Data - Draft Directive Back on Schedule

Locke Lord LLP on 10/6/2015

The EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive has had a turbulent ride: it was first proposed in 2011, rejected in 2013 by the Civil Liberties Committee and discussions suspended a year later. It was then revived in the...more

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