EU affairs
Austria takes over EU presidency
On July 1, Austria took over rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU for the upcoming 6 months. Overal priorities of its Presidency programme are security and migration, securing prosperity and competitiveness through digitalisation and stability […]
General Data Protection Regulation is now entered into force
Today, 25th of May 2018, sees the new regulatory framework on data protection take effect. GDPR now applies in all EU countries, even if your country has not yet adopted its national implementation laws to […]
FEDMA Held a Debate on EU Digital Legislations Impact on Users and The Data-Driven Industry
On the 24th April 2018, FEDMA organized its annual data protection event at the European Parliament. This year’s debate was focused on the ePrivacy Regulation proposal’s effect on users and overall coherence between pieces of […]
Head of Austria’s DPA Elected as New Chair of Art 29 WP
The Austrian data protection authority chief, Andrea Jelinek, won elections in Article 29 Working Party to take the position of a new chair of the EU’s data watchdog in upcoming months until GDPR coming into […]
88% of UK Consumers See Transparency as The Key to Increase Trust in Sharing Data
As businesses prepare for the new rules with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force in 100 days, almost two-thirds (61%) of consumers in the United Kingdom are already happy with the amount […]
Bulgaria’s EU Presidency: Key Priorities Outlined
The Republic holds the presidency of the Council of the EU since the 1st of January for the first six months of 2018. The presidency with the focus on needs of the European citizens aims […]
FEDMA Defends Industry Position on ePrivacy Regulation at Privacy Platform
On November 9, European Parliament Privacy Platform held a session with the theme “Track or Treat!” Behavioural targeting and online privacy’ during IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress. The panel hosted by MEP Sophie in’t Veld focused on the state-of-play […]
Commission 2018 work programme includes proposal on fairness in platform-to-business relations and a new Deal for Consumers
The Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans presented the Commission Work Programme for 2018, entitled: An agenda for a more united, stronger and more democratic Europe”. Most measures were announced previously by Mr Juncker during the […]
The ePrivacy Regulation Can Turn Online Experience into “A Bad Movie”
The draft version of ePrivacy Regulation is aimed to reinforce trust and security in the Digital Single Market as well as to make it easier for European consumers to manage their privacy online. However, the […]