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7 February 2019

Major step forward in consumer law

In January 2019, Council and Parliament concluded their trialogue negotiations on the Digital Content Directive. This directive provides for an EU contract law framework covering sale […]
24 January 2019

ePrivacy discussion resumes under the Romanian Presidency

The Romanian Presidency of the Council wishes to reach an agreement on the ePrivacy file within the next 5 month, and has scheduled a series of […]
10 January 2019

Start of the Romanian presidency: the challenges ahead

The 1st of January has been the first day of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of Ministers. For its first presidency, many challenges lay ahead […]
20 December 2018

FEDMA season greetings and ePrivacy latest

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 […]
6 December 2018

Minister discuss ePrivacy: More work is needed

Earlier this week, the draft ePrivacy Regulation has been discussed by Ministers in the Telecommunications Council. The progress report prepared by the Austrian Presidency has been […]
22 November 2018

GDPR: A tour of the self-regulation landscape

The GDPR provides for the adoption of codes of conduct (‘codes’) and the accreditation of certifications in order to help data controllers and data processors prove […]
22 November 2018

Member States need more time on ePrivacy

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 […]
8 November 2018

ePrivacy Regulation: third meeting under Austrian Presidency

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 […]
8 November 2018

Legitimate interest: the debate!

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 […]
11 October 2018

European Data Protection Board met on the 25th and 26th September

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 […]
27 September 2018

Commission publishes an “electoral package” for free and fair elections

In September 2018, President Juncker highlighted in his State of the Union Address that it is every European citizen’s right to be able to vote with […]
13 September 2018

FEDMA and 72 organisations are calling for better conditions for the direct marketing industry

13th September – Brussels – Together with 72 other organisations, FEDMA is calling for European policy makers to further work on the Direct Marketing rules of […]