In Strasbourg on Tuesday 14 March, the European Parliament adopted by an overwhelming majority the report by Pilar del Castillo Vera (EPP, Spanish) on the ‘Data Act’ (500 votes in favour, 23 against, 110 abstentions) (see EUROPE B13118A15) and thus adopted its position for future inter-institutional negotiations.
“The Data Regulation will be a complete game changer, allowing access to an almost infinite amount of high quality industrial data. Competitiveness and innovation are...