IDPC Publications

Commissioner interviewed by TVMnews on 2025 Annual Report

Commissioner interviewed by TVMnews on 2025 Annual Report 09 September 2026 Earlier this week, the Information and Data Protection Commissioner, Dr Reno Borg, was featured in a TVMnews report following the publication of the IDPC Annual Report 2025. The news item highlighted key developments in the office's work during the year, including the […]

09
Sep

Retention of electronic communications data: CJEU Advocate General issues opinion on the criteria for assessing the compatibility of national legislation with EU law

Retention of electronic communications data: CJEU Advocate General issues opinion on the criteria for assessing the compatibility of national legislation with EU law 09 September 2026 On 3 September 2026, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued an important opinion of the Advocate General at the Court, Maciej Szpunar. In 2022, Belgium adopted […]

09
Sep

EU law does not require the disclosure of information relating to all shareholders of public limited liability companies, including minority shareholders

EU law does not require the disclosure of information relating to all shareholders of public limited liability companies, including minority shareholders 04 September 2026 In a recent judgement of the European Court of Justice (CJEU), the court stated that EU law does not require the disclosure of information relating to all shareholders of public […]

04
Sep

IDPC Publishes 2025 Annual Report

IDPC Publishes 2025 Annual Report 19 August 2026 The Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements 2025, providing an overview of the office's regulatory work, enforcement activities, stakeholder engagements, and key developments in the fields of data protection, freedom of information and artificial […]

19
Aug

A coherent data protection framework for EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies needs stronger supervision and enforcement

A coherent data protection framework for EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies needs stronger supervision and enforcement 13 August 2026 The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued Opinion 17/2026 on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the EU Data Protection Regulation (EUDPR), which governs the processing of personal data by […]

13
Aug

IDPC Participates in AI Act conference at MDIA

IDPC participates in AI Act conference at MDIA 06 August 2026 Dr. Marco Fagnano, Legal Counsel and AI Regulatory Manager at the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC), was recently invited by the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA) to participate in two panels to contribute on the implementation of the […]

06
Aug

European Commission preliminary finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors

European Commission preliminary finds TikTok in breach of Digital Services Act for failing to ensure safe accounts for minors 03 August 2026 On 24 July 2026, the European Commission sent TikTok preliminary findings indicating that TikTok accounts of minors do not meet the safety standards required under the Digital Services Act (DSA). On […]

03
Aug

IDPC draws attention to revised EU AI Act timelines following Council approval

IDPC draws attention to revised EU AI Act timelines following Council approval 27 July 2026 The Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC), in its role as Malta’s Market Surveillance Authority (MSA) for high-risk AI systems in law enforcement, migration & border control and justice & democracy, draws the attention of […]

27
Jul

The online publication of the names of professional athletes who have infringed anti-doping rules may be compatible with EU law

The online publication of the names of professional athletes who haveinfringed anti-doping rules may be compatible with EU law 22 July 2026 In a recent judgement, the Court of Justice of the European Union stated that the online publication of the names of professional athletes who have infringed anti-doping rules may be compatible […]

22
Jul

EDPB calls for legal basis for cross-regulatory information sharing

EDPB calls for legal basis for cross-regulatory information sharing 20 July 2026 At a high-level meeting in Dublin on 16 and 17 July 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) called for a clear legal basis for the sharing of information among regulators with different competences. The Board also discussed how to further expand […]

20
Jul

GDPR: The mere placing online, in return for payment, of decisions on criminal convictions, does not in principle constitute processing of personal data for ‘journalistic purposes’

GDPR: The mere placing online, in return for payment, of decisions on criminal convictions, does not in principle constitute processing of personal data for ‘journalistic purposes’ 13 July 2026 A recent ruling of the European Court of Justice stated that a Swedish company operated, in return for payment, a database which enabled searches to […]