On Thursday 13 December in Strasbourg, MEPs approved the European Parliament Civil Liberties Committee's resolution assessing the Commission's draft decision on data protection adequacy with Japan by a large majority (516 votes in favour, 26 against and 11 abstentions), subject to "clarifications" from the Commission.
As a reminder, the conclusion of the negotiations between the EU and Japan on the transfer of personal data had been announced at the end of July, just before the signing of...