Brussels, 08/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - Not all companies in Europe, big or small, will be forced to recruit a data protection officer as long as their business does not run the risk of abuse of personal information. This was the line taken by most member states on Friday for the new EU data protection regulation at an EU Council meeting. Asked by the Irish Presidency whether the appointment of a data protection officer should be optional, the answer was largely yes, explained Irish minister...