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.
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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.
On 12 February 2026, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) Trainees organise the conference Data takes flight: Navigating privacy at the airport. The conference will raise awareness about what happens to personal data when traveling by air and encourage a critical and informed discussion about data protection, security, and the usage of personal data in this context.
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"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
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
Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with prof. Francesco Decarolis, Full Professor in the Department of Economics at Bocconi University, 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.