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A day at the EDPS with representatives from the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Region
Two years ago, the EDPS had the pleasure and honour to take part in the first high-level event on Data protection in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership Region, organised by the OECD SIGMA Programme, the Eastern Partnership Regional Fund for Public Administration by GIZ, the Regional Cooperation Council, and the Regional School of Public Administration.
57th EDPS-DPO Meeting: Strengthening Compliance and Practice Across the EU Institutions
The final EDPS-DPO meeting of 2025 brought together Data Protection Officers from across the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in Parma, Italy. Held in a hybrid format, the 57th meeting took place at a moment of significant regulatory and technological change for the EU administration. It offered DPOs and the EDPS an opportunity to reflect collectively on recent developments, share experience, and prepare for the challenges ahead.
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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. The EU public administration is currently preparing its own AI systems for the implementation of the AI Act.
Pseudonymous data: processing personal data while mitigating risks
21 December 2021 Thomas Zerdick, Head of Technology and Privacy The first rule in data protection is: if you do not need personal data, do not collect personal data. I believe that the second rule in data protection is: if you really need personal data, then start by pseudonymising this personal data. Pseudonymisation is a foundational technique to mitigate data protection risks.
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