The State of Biometrics - Wojciech Wiewiórowski

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2020

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The State of Biometrics - Wojciech Wiewiórowski

Keynote speech by Wojciech Wiewiórowski delivered at the Biometrics Annual Congress (via videolink), Brussels, Belgium

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Data Protection Day 2025

28 January 2025

To mark the Data Protection Day, the EDPS, Council of Europe, and CPDP Conferences are joining forces to host a one-day event: “CPDP – Data Protection Day: A New Mandate for Data Protection.”
•    When: 28 January 2025
•    Where: European Commission’s Charlemagne, Brussels
•    Format: In-person and online

This year’s conference comes at a crucial time as new EU political mandates begin shaping the policy landscape. Discussion will focus on the evolving mandate of data protection, particularly its essential role as safeguard of our democratic society against excessive intrusions in the citizens’ privacy by public or private actors.

Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor

16 January 2025

Hearing of candidates Bruno Gencarelli, François Pellegrini, Anna Pouliou and Wojciech Wiewiórowski before the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs for the appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor.

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EDPS reprimands Frontex for non-compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1896

8 January 2025

The EDPS reprimands Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, for not complying with Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 (Frontex Regulation), when transmitting personal data of suspects of cross-border crimes to Europol, the EU’s agency for law enforcement cooperation.

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21 January 2025

Wojciech Wiewiórowski meeting with Mr. Petros Demetriou, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Brussels, Belgium

16 January 2025

101st Plenary Session of the EDPB, Participation of Leonardo Cervera Navas, Brussels, Belgium

16 January 2025

Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor, Hearing of the candidates at the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Participation of: Bruno Gencarelli, François Pellegrini, Anna Pouliou and Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

15 January 2025

Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor, Hearing of the candidates at the Council of the European Union, Participation of: Bruno Gencarelli, François Pellegrini, Anna Pouliou and Wojciech Wiewiórowski, Brussels, Belgium

14 January 2025

Wojciech Wiewiórowski participates in the Opening Gala of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Brussels, Belgium