Towards more effective en consistent data protection across the EU

Peter Hustinx, EU Data Protection Supervisor: "Towards More Effective and Consistent Data Protection across the EU", 14th Annual Conference DuD 2012 - Datenschutz und Datensicherheit Berlin, 18 June 2012.

However, let me say very clearly that I consider the proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation as “a huge step forward” towards a more effective and consistent protection of personal data across the EU, but that there is also a need for clarification and improvement on a number of important details.

For further information on both, I would like to refer to the substantial Opinion of the EDPS on the data reform package, submitted on 7 March 2012, and available on our website, with other relevant documentation. This also includes an Opinion of the Article 29 Working Party adopted on 23 March 2012.

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