Strengthening data protection worldwide: EDPB meets with the countries and organisation with an adequacy decision

03 December 2025

As part of its December’s plenary meeting held on 2 December 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) held an online meeting with Commissioners and representatives of Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) from the countries and the organisation with an EU adequacy decision. This meeting marked the second of its kind, following the first gathering in October 2024.

An adequacy decision is a key-mechanism in EU data protection legislation which allows free flow of personal data from Europe to third countries or an international organisation offering an adequate level of data protection. To date, the following countries and organisation benefit from this:  Andorra, Argentina, Canada, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Israel, Isle of Man, Japan, Jersey, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay, United States, and the European Patent Organisation. Data Protection Authorities from those countries and the European Patent Organisation are key partners for the EDPB, playing a key role in our joint efforts to strengthen data protection worldwide.

Strengthening multilateral cooperation

The Board organised a first meeting in October 2024 with Data Protection Authorities from the fifteen countries with an EU adequacy decision.

Following that meeting, the EDPB and the Data Protection Authorities from the countries and the organisation with an EU adequacy decision strengthened their cooperation by sharing information on some advisory works and gathering experiences on international data protection enforcement cooperation.

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