04/12/2019 (Agence Europe) – The Member States’ ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) adopted on Wednesday 4 December the decision of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU appointing Wojciech Wiewiórowski as European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) for a period of 5 years, from 6 December 2019 to 5 December 2024. Wojciech Wiewiórowski was already an Assistant Supervisor when he took over the reins at the institutional body after the death of Giovanni Buttarelli death at the end of August (see EUROPE 12310/13). The Polish candidate was preferred by the Member States, as opposed to the French candidate, Yann Padova, and the Hungarian candidate, Endre Győző Szabó, in an indicative vote last 22 November (see EUROPE 12375/10) and by the European Parliament on 26 November (see EUROPE 12377/14). The Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament adopted the decision appointing Mr Wiewiórowski on 28 November. (MF)