On 21 March, the Romanian Presidency announced that a provisional agreement, confirmed the following week by Member States’ ambassadors in COREPER, had been reached in trilogue on the modernisation of EU consumer law. The text of the […]
The Romanian Presidency of the Council is moving forward with the ePrivacy file. The Telecommunication working group (TELEWG) of the Council has met on the 12th and 14th of March to discuss the file. Now […]
Member states’ ambassadors meeting in the Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee agreed today on the Council’s position on a draft directive which amends four existing EU directives protecting consumers’ interests. The draft directive covers a wide […]
FEDMA gave an interview to Privacy Laws & Business regarding the e-Privacy draft regulation. The Romanian presidency of the EU Council, which hopes to reach agreement on the e-Privacy file at Council within the next […]
Personal data processed for direct marketing purposes relies mostly on “consent” (art. 6a) and “legitimate interest” (art. 6f). However, there is strong tendency in the market to suggest that consent is the only valid legal […]
FEDMA team would like to thank you for your support and sends you our very best wishes for 2019. For your information, our office is closed from 24th December to 2nd January included. Early December, […]
Several Member States send a strong message to the Austrian Presidency of the Council, that the ePrivacy file is not yet ready for negotiations with the European Parliament. Early November, the Austrian presidency of the […]
The 3rd meeting of the TELEWG dedicated to the ePrivacy Regulation, since Austria took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, took place last Friday on the 26th October. In order to […]
25-26th September was the latest plenary of the EDPB. The EDPB reached an agreement and adopted the 22 opinions establishing common criteria for Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) lists. These lists constitute an important tool […]
13th September – Brussels – Together with 72 other organisations, FEDMA is calling for European policy makers to further work on the Direct Marketing rules of the draft ePrivacy Regulation. The ePrivacy Regulation, which is […]
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