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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11847
INSTITUTIONAL / Uk

London wants data to continue to move freely on both sides of the Channel after Brexit

British authorities believe data should continue to move freely between the European Union and United Kingdom after Brexit, and that a high level of personal data protection should be maintained.

On the day the UK withdraws from the EU, the country will apply the framework regulation (2016/679) on the data protection of natural persons, as well as the directive (2016/680) on the handling of personal data for the purposes of preventing criminal offences.  Both texts are applicable from...