Data Protection Day (28 January) celebrates the signing of Convention 108, the first legally binding treaty protecting privacy in the digital age. To mark the occasion, the Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) are co-organising a one-day event focused on new frontiers in data protection.
EDPB and EDPS support streamlining AI Act implementation but call for stronger safeguards to protect fundamental rights.
In this podcast series we are observing 6 AI trends from the TechSonar 2025-2026: covering agentic AI, AI companions, automated proctoring, AI-driven personalised learning, coding assistants, and confidential computing.
Read the blogpost on audits in practice: a predictable and proportionate tool supporting compliance, risk management and trust across EU institutions.
Read the Press Release on the EDPS' support of the targeted VAT data access to fight fraud at EU level, while warning against blurring administrative and criminal boundaries.
"Beyond the Hype: Thinking Critically about AI in Healthcare", Participation by Wojciech Wiewiórowski at event organised by Yale Digital Ethics Centre, Brussels, Belgium
"Data Protection Day 2026: Reset or refine?", Opening remarks by Wojciech Wiewiórowski at event organised by the EDPS and Council of Europe on the occasion of Data Protection Day, Brussels, Belgium
Thomas Zerdick, EDPS Acting Secretary General, taking part in dinner with Mr Chris Lehane, OpenAI's Chief Global Affairs Office, Brussels, Belgium
Data Protection Day special event organised by the Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU, Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium
"Towards a Digital Clearinghouse 2.0", Speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski at event organised by the EDPS, Brussels, Belgium
The announcement of an ‘audit’ often raises concerns within European Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs). An EDPS audit may be perceived as an additional burden on already busy teams or as a signal of heightened scrutiny.