On 9 May, Europeans celebrate Europe Day. Europe has continued to shape big ideas that unite people around shared values & fundamental rights. Our commitment to human-centric, transparent technology remains more important than ever.
The EDPS Annual Report 2025 looks back over a year when our work was characterised by the operationalisation of our expanding mandate, guided by our strategic principles: Foresight, Action and Solidarity. Consult the full Annual Report 2025 and its executive summary to get the full picture of our actions, monitoring activities, and new roles.
The digital future is here. We are guiding the EU administration through this transformation with expertise and an unwavering focus on your rights.
Curious about how the EU is tackling AI supervision, cybersecurity rules, and data protection in the health industry? Our newest episode breaks it all down.
Welcome to this edition of the EDPS Newsletter, focusing on new regulatory roles and essential safeguards
In his latest blog post, Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski discusses prior consultations between EU law and justice authorities and the EDPS. These checks are required when planned data processing operations are likely to result in a high risk to individuals’ rights and freedoms.
Newsletter Digest brings you a wealth of information in audio format. Today, we are focusing on three key developments shaping the future of data protection in Europe.
Le 8 juin 2026, le Contrôleur européen de la protection des données (CEPD), le Commissaire fédéral allemand à la protection des données et à la liberté d’information (BfDI) ainsi que le Commissaire bavarois à la protection des données (BayLfD) organisent un débat de haut niveau sur les propositions « Omnibus » de la Commission européenne et leurs implications pour le Règlement général sur la protection des données (RGPD) ainsi que pour le cadre réglementaire numérique de l’Union européenne dans son ensemble. L’événement est aimablement accueilli par la Représentation de l’État libre de Bavière auprès de l’Union européenne.
Date et heure : 8 juin 2026, de 18h30 à 20h30 (accueil à partir de 18h00), suivi d’une réception
Lieu : Représentation de l'État libre de Bavière auprès de l’Union européenne, Bruxelles
On 18 March 2026, the EDPB and the 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.
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:
This move aims to ensure safe, compliant, and human-centric AI across EU bodies.
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!