The Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU hoped to secure a negotiating mandate on the Digital Omnibus at the meeting of EU27 ambassadors (Coreper) on Wednesday 21 October. The proposal aims, in particular, to simplify the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Act. This is now a done deal. The EU27 reached an agreement.
The mandate will allow the Irish Presidency to begin negotiations with the European Parliament once MEPs have adopted their own position.
No changes appear to have been made to the text compared with the latest compromise presented before the 21 October meeting, which strengthened the protection of trade secrets relating to industrial know-how in sectors covered by the NIS2 Directive (see EUROPE 13964/7).
“Under the Irish Presidency, steps are being taken (...) to simplify rules on data protection, privacy and cybersecurity for businesses, public administrations and citizens, while maintaining existing policy objectives”, said Irish Minister for European Affairs Thomas Byrne. (Original version in French by Louis Dubar)