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Strengthening Schengen security and preventing irregular migration: EU Entry Exit System enters into operation

Strengthening Schengen security and preventing irregular migration: EU Entry Exit System enters into operation   22 October 2025 On the occasion of the upcoming entry into operation of the EU Entry Exit System (EES) on 12 October 2025, the Coordinated Supervision Committee (CSC) will include the EES system under its scope. This system registers non-Schengen […]

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Coordinated Enforcement Framework: EDPB selects topic for 2026

Coordinated Enforcement Framework: EDPB selects topic for 2026   21 October 2025 During its October plenary, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) picked the topic for its fifth coordinated enforcement action, which will concern compliance with the obligations of transparency and information under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  The GDPR ensures that individuals are informed […]

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Publications

Draft UK adequacy decisions: EDPB adopts opinions

Draft UK adequacy decisions: EDPB adopts opinions   20 October 2025 During its latest plenary, the EDPB adopted two opinions on the European Commission’s draft decisions on the extension of the validity of the UK adequacy decisions under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Law Enforcement Directive (LED) until December 2031. The EDPB opinions, requested by […]

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IDPC launches new Podcast series

IDPC launches new Podcast series   16 October 2025 Today we launch our brand-new podcast series! Episode #1 of the IDPC Podcast features the Information and Data Protection Commissioner Ian Deguara and provides an overview of the work of the IDPC. The podcast focuses on the protection of personal data - a fundamental right enshrined […]

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AI Regulations come into force – IDPC designated as a Market Surveillance Authority for certain High-Risk AI Systems under Annex III of the AI Act

AI Regulations come into force - IDPC designated as a Market Surveillance Authority for certain High-Risk AI Systems under Annex III of the AI Act   13 October 2025 On 10 October 2025, the Government published Legal Notice 227 of 2025, entitled the Artificial Intelligence (Designation of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner for the purposes […]

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DMA and GDPR: EDPB and European Commission endorse joint guidelines to clarify common touchpoints

DMA and GDPR: EDPB and European Commission endorse joint guidelines to clarify common touchpoints   09 October 2025 During its latest Plenary, the EDPB and the European Commission endorsed joint guidelines on the interplay between the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These are the first joint guidelines by the Board […]

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CJEU Advocate General: the publication of the name of any professional athlete who has infringed the anti-doping rules is contrary to EU law

CJEU Advocate General: the publication of the name of any professional athlete who has infringed the anti-doping rules is contrary to EU law   25 September 2025 Four professional athletes who infringed the anti-doping rules challenge, before an Austrian court, the fact that their names, the sporting discipline concerned, the duration of their exclusion from […]

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IDPC Joins Panel on AI and Data Regulations for Businesses

IDPC Joins Panel on AI and Data Regulations for Businesses   23 September 2025 Dr Marco Fagnano, Legal Counsel at the Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC), participated in a high-level panel discussion titled "Decoding AI and Data Regulations for Businesses", held at the Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA) on the 5 […]

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IDPC signs MOU with the Information Commissioner of the Isle of Man

IDPC signs MOU with the Information Commissioner of the Isle of Man   22 September 2025 In the margins of this year's Global Privacy Assembly, organised in Seoul by the Personal Protection Commission of the Republic of Korea, the IDPC and the Information Commissioner of the Isle of Man have signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]

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Sharing of personal data with the United States must be accompanied by comprehensive and effective safeguards

Sharing of personal data with the United States must be accompanied by comprehensive and effective safeguards   19 September 2025 On 17 September 2025, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued an Opinion on the negotiating mandate for aframework agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the exchange of information for […]

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IDPC at the Global Privacy Assembly in Seoul

IDPC at the Global Privacy Assembly in Seoul   18 September 2025 The Information and Data Protection Commissioner Ian Deguara and Senior Legal Counsel Cynthia Duncan are attending the 47th Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), being held in Seoul, South Korea. The theme of the 2025 gathering, which is being held between 15 and 19 September, […]

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