: Brussels, 12 June – As of today, coordinated supervision of the European Union’s asylum and migration database (Eurodac) will be carried out by the Coordinated Supervision Committee (CSC). Eurodac is an information system initially designed to compare the fingerprints of asylum applicants and irregular migrants, which has evolved into a full asylum and migration management system. It plays a key role in implementing the Dublin III Regulation , which aims at determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application. Operational since 15 January 2003, this system is currently used by all EU Member States as well as Iceland , Liechtenstein , Norway and Switzerland . National DPAs supervise the processing of personal data by national authorities and its transmission to the Eurodac database (central unit), whereas the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is responsible for the supervision of the processing of personal data at the central unit and its transmission to the Member States. Coo[...]
: Brussels, 12 June – As of today, coordinated supervision of the European Union’s asylum and migration database (Eurodac) will be carried out by the Coordinated Supervision Committee (CSC). Eurodac is an information system initially designed to compare the fingerprints of asylum applicants and irregular migrants, which has evolved into a full asylum and migration management system. It plays a key role in implementing the Dublin III Regulation , which aims at determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application. Operational since 15 January 2003, this system is currently used by all EU Member States as well as Iceland , Liechtenstein , Norway and Switzerland . National DPAs supervise the processing of personal data by national authorities and its transmission to the Eurodac database (central unit), whereas the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) is responsible for the supervision of the processing of personal data at the central unit and its transmission to the Member States. Coo[...]
: Brussels, 23 April - The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published its 2024 Annual Report . The report provides an overview of the EDPB work carried out in 2024 and reflects on important milestones, such as the adoption of the 2024-2027 strategy , the increase in Art. 64(2) consistency opinions and the continued efforts to provide guidance and legal advice. EDPB Chair Anu Talus said: “As I look back on the work carried out over the past year, I am proud to present our achievements. In 2024, we reaffirmed our commitment to safeguarding individuals’ fundamental rights to privacy and data protection in a fast-changing digital landscape. We adopted a new strategy and continued to play a central role in providing guidance and ensuring a consistent application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) across Europe. To support understanding and implementation of data protection rights and duties, we expanded our outreach activities by devoting special attention to businesses and non-expert individ[...]