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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12433
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Justice

Adequacy decision is appropriate tool for future relationship with UK on data protection, according to EDPS

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Wojciech Wiewiórowski, issued his opinion on Monday 24 February regarding the future data protection relationship with the United Kingdom.

“Given the close cooperation that is expected to continue between the EU and the UK at the end of the transition period, the EDPS also welcomes and supports the Commission’s commitment in its Recommendation to work towards the adoption of adequacy decisions, provided that the relevant conditions are...

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EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: EU Twenty-Seven are ready to negotiate their future partnership with London, but are already concerned about fulfilment of commitments they have made
UNITED KINGDOM: with post-Brexit negotiations with EU due to start, UNCTAD warns of risks of talks failing
UKRAINE: Kiev wants to develop 3+1 cooperation
ENLARGEMENT: according to Šefčovič, all Member States welcomed new European methodology
AFRICA: European Commission travelling in numbers to Addis Ababa to meet African Union Commission
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: High Representative of the Union intends to specify missions of EUAM Iraq
CSDP: EU council extends mandate of six EU special representatives
SECTORAL POLICIES
HEALTH: Europeans are working together to prevent spread of Covid-19 virus
AGRICULTURE: a majority of Member States call for a two-year transitional period for CAP
BIODIVERSITY: Virginijus Sinkevičius committed to solving problem of incidental catches of dolphins in Europe
ENERGY/CLIMATE: collecting more data is priority for methane emissions according to Monika Zsigri
ENERGY: EU Council formally endorses agreement with Parliament on tyre labelling
JUSTICE: adequacy decision is appropriate tool for future relationship with UK on data protection, according to EDPS
JUSTICE: European Data Protection authorities consider a GDPR review in 2020 to be premature
DIGITAL: French government plans to set up a task force on regulation of digital platforms in EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
FINANCE: accountants take action against climate change
NEWS BRIEFS
BENELUX: Benelux launches broad consultation on its multi-year plan
COHESION: overall positive impact for major infrastructure projects of EU funds between 2000 and 2013, according to the Commission
RULE OF LAW: no major discussion on rule of law in General Affairs Council
COMPANIES: one in two European companies uses social networks, according to Eurostat