Vacancy Notice 15-2026 EDPS - Legal and Policy Officer

Mar

2026

Vacancy Notice 15-2026 EDPS - Legal and Policy Officer

Legal and Policy Officer - Contract Agent (FGIV) - Policy & Legislative Consultation Unit - Deadline for submitting the applications: 07/04/2026 (Brussels time GMT+1) at 12:00 midday.

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EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion on the Proposal for a Cybersecurity Act 2 and the Proposal on amendments to the NIS 2 Directive

19 March 2026

On 18 March 2026, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted a joint opinion on the European Commission’s proposal for a Cybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2) and the proposal on amendments to the Network and Information Security 2 (NIS2) Directive. The EDPB and the EDPS support strengthening EU’s cybersecurity and easing compliance while protecting individuals’ personal data.

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Towards trustworthy AI in the EU public administration: The EDPS Compass for its new role under the AI Act

17 March 2026

Under the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), the European Data Protection Supervisor is now a market surveillance authority for AI systems used by EU institutions and a notified body for high-risk AI assessments.

The EDPS has already launched its AI Preparedness Strategy in May 2024 and established an AI Unit. Our latest document outlines:

New tasks and strategic vision under the AI Act;
Operational approach to supervising AI systems;
Four strategic pillars guiding its role as both regulator and assessor.

This move aims to ensure safe, compliant, and human-centric AI across EU bodies.

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Latest EDPS Newsletter out now

17 March 2026

After a very busy start to 2026 indeed, we have a bumper newsletter for you.

Catch up on everything from our joint opinions issued with the European Data Protection Board, new rules to protect the independence of EU data protection officers, blog posts from the Supervisor on a range of topics, a look back at some big events, and more!

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Agenda

25 March 2026

Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Ambassador Jan Braathu, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Brussels, Belgium

20 March 2026

6th meeting of the High-level Group for the Digital Markets Act, Participation by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

20 March 2026

AI Board Meeting, Participation by Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

18 March 2026

Ad-hoc plenary of the European Data Protection Board, Participation by Wojciech Wiewiórowski (online), Brussels, Belgium

17 March 2026

"Cross-regulatory interplay and cooperation in the EU: a data protection perspective", Participation by Wojciech Wiewiórowski in public event organised by the European Data Protection Board, Brussels, Belgium