New BfDI takes office

Berlin, 3 September 2024 Press release 10/2024 Today Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider was appointed by Federal President Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier as the new Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI). On 16 May, she was elected as the new BfDI. Source: Florian Weichselbaumer Above all, the BfDI wants to achieve a solution-oriented approach

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Keynote speech by the Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, to the City of London Corporation on ‘Financing Our Future’

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Lord Mayor, Ambassadors, Governor Bailey, distinguished guests, it is a great honour to be here with you this evening. Thank you Lord Mayor for the invitation, and thanks to the City of London corporation for this opportunity in this storied venue. As a proud Irishman and European, my connections with the United Kingdom and London

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In the reporting of Paderno Massacre, Privacy Guarantor warned the Media: No to Morbid Information

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Strage di Paderno, Garante privacy ai media: no ad informazione morbosa Il Garante per la protezione dei dati personali stigmatizza il comportamento di alcune testate che nel dar conto della tragica vicenda di Paderno Dugnano hanno riportato foto, nomi e particolari, anche di soggetti minori, eccedenti le pur legittime finalità informative. Tale comportamento rischia di

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Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2056 concerning specific measures to combat terrorism

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On 26 July 2024, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/20561. The Council decided that the list of persons, groups and entities covered by the measures referred to in Articles 2 and 3 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP is set out in the Annex to that Decision. Decision (CFSP) 2024/332 was repealed. The candidate countries North Macedonia

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OPC funds research projects related to children’s privacy, and the impact of technology on privacy

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OPC funds research projects related to children’s privacy, and the impact of technology on privacy August 30, 2024 Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne today announced the research projects that will be funded under the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC)’s 2024-2025 Contributions Program. The selected research projects will explore issues such as

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