On 19 February 2021, the European Commission published its draft data adequacy decisions for the transfer of personal data to the UK. This includes two draft decisions for the adequate protection of personal data by […]
On February 10th, the Council of the European Union confirmed the mandate for negotiations on the ePrivacy Regulation. Following almost four years and eight EU presidencies, EU Member States’ compromise has tried to set the […]
On 1 January 2021, Portugal took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Presidency rotates every 6 months and will be held by Portugal in the first half of 2021. To […]
On February 10th, Member States’ representatives from the Council of the EU agreed on a negotiating mandate for the draft ePrivacy Regulation after almost four years of intense discussions. The text approved by the EU […]
GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act were implemented in May 2018 following more than six years discussions in the EU legislative processes and a further two years implementation period for companies and governments. The […]
The European Commission is seeking input from stakeholders on transparency in political advertising as a follow-up to the commitments made in the European Democracy Action Plan to issue a legislative proposal in Q3 2021. The […]
FEDMA received, from the European Data Protection Board, an invitation to express our interest for an upcoming workshop on legitimate interest, to be held on the 27th November 2020. FEDMA responded positively to the invitation. […]
On behalf of EMMA (European Magazine Media Association), ENPA (the European Newspaper Association) EPC (European Publishers Council), FEDMA (Federation of European Direct and Interactive Marketing), EGTA (Association of TV and radio sales houses), ZAW (German […]
FEDMA continues to support self regulation in general and more particularly, co regulation for data protection. For example, FEDMA is committed to updated its Code of Conduct to the GDPR. FEDMA also called for the […]
The European Commission plans to publish a proposal on AI early 2021. This initiative should ensure that AI is safe, lawful and in line with EU fundamental rights. The overall goal is to stimulate the […]
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