The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which became legally binding in 2009, sets out the fundamental rights protected in the EU in a single document. Those rights designed to uphold the Dignity, Freedoms, Equality, Solidarity, Citizens' Rights and Justice of individuals in the EU are inalienable and universal. The rights include the right to privacy and the right to data protection which serve as the foundation to the work of the EDPS.
EDPS comments in response to the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso on the General Report on the activities of the European Union
Opinion of 17 February 2014 on a notification for Prior Checking received from the Data Protection Officer of the European Commission regarding the "Risk analysis for fraud prevention and detection in the management of ESF and ERDF" - ARACHNE (Case 2013-0340)
Almost all EU institutions and bodies have video-surveillance in operation on their premises. When well-designed and selectively used, video surveillance systems are powerful tools for tackling security issues. EDPS Factsheet 4 explains how to balance security with respect for privacy when using video-surveillance.
Article by Peter Hustinx published in: "National Human Rights Institutions in Europe - Comparative, European and International Pesrpectives", Jan Wouters and Katrien Meuwissen (eds.) - Cambridge 2013, p. 157-172.
Editorial of Peter Hustinx in "Eucrim" - The European Criminal Law Associations Forum