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Deutsch: Privacy Platform Meeting: Kommissarin Reding skizziert den Weg

On 16 March 2011, Sophie In't Veld's Privacy Platform met in the European Parliament to discuss the state of play for the review of the data protection directive.

The cross-party meeting was co-chaired by EU Parliament members from the EPP, S&D, ALDE, the Greens and GUE.

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Deutsch: EDRi Stellungnahme zum Konsultationsverfahren zur Datenschutz-Richtlin...

Building on the analysis produced for the European Commission's initial data protection consultation in 2009, European Digital Rights has submitted its second round of comments on the review of the 1995 Data Protection Directive.

One of EDRi's primary concerns with regard to the existing legal framework is the lack of predictability - due to vast differences in the way basic parts of the Directive are understood by Member States' authorities and courts as well as the powers and resources of national data protection authorities.

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Deutsch: ENDitorial: EU-Strategie der Inneren Sicherheit – Mein Hund ist eine...

The European Commission (EC) recently published its "Internal Security Strategy" - a wide-ranging security programme covering international crime networks, radicalisation, cybersecurity, border management and crisis/disaster management.

One almost amusing element is how it included "piracy" (meaning unauthorised downloads) as a security issue. The logic is very reminiscent of the 1980s British comedy "Yes Prime Minister" where a senior civil servant explains to a colleague how to argue to stop power being put in the hands of citizens. "All cats have four legs, so does my dog.

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Deutsch: Europäische Kommission setzt den nächsten Schritt zur Überprüfung ...

The European Commission has published a Communication on "a comprehensive approach to personal data protection in the European Union", as the final stage in the consultation process leading to a review of the 1995 Data Protection Directive.

Based on its work on this dossier to date, the Commission has identified the need to address several key priorities, the first of these being to adapt to the impact of new technologies.

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Deutsch: Leitlinien für die Einhaltung der EU-Grundrechtecharta

The European Commission has adopted a strategy which is aimed at ensuring that the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is respected at every stage of the EU legislative process.

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Deutsch: Kommissarin Malmström stellt ihre Agenda vor

In a Committee meeting last week and in the Parliament's plenary session this week, Commissioner Malmström has set out her vision on various upcoming issues in her portfolio.

In the Committee, Malmström drew attention to the Communications on information sharing instruments and legislative instruments on terrorism and said that the analysis contained therein can be used for the development of future policy.

On the exchange of airline passenger name records, she said that a new Communication would be proposed in the plenary session of the Parliament.

The internal security strategy will be launched in November and

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Deutsch: Datenschutz-Richtlinie: Die Strategie der Europäischen Kommission

During the Conference organised on 16 September 2010 by the Lisbon Council Brussels on "Unleashing the digital single market", Vivane Reding, vice-president of the European Commission and Commissioner for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship, announced, among other things, she would make a proposal for the future revision of the present Data Protection Directive.

In her speech, Mrs. Reding reinforced her beliefs expressed in October 2009 that Europe needed a Digital Single Market that would be beneficial for consumers and businesses alike and vowed to use EU justice policy to strengthen it.

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Deutsch: ENDitorial: Endspiel um ACTA – Der Teufel steckt im Detail

The last week has seen a flurry of activity surrounding ACTA, with the leak of the latest negotiating text, as well as the adoption of a Written Declaration by the European Parliament.

Some parts of ACTA remain very problematic, such as the text related to statutory damages.