On September 3, 2020, The EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (the LIBE Committee), met to discuss the future of future of EU-US personal data flows following the Schrems II decision. In...more
BREXIT - UK Finance proposes model for post-Brexit financial services under EU-UK trade agreement - On 16 November, UK Finance published a report entitled "Supporting Europe's economies and citizens: a modern approach...more
On September 8, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced enforcement actions against three companies alleged to have falsely claimed participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. The move follows several...more
The EU-US Privacy Shield framework, which has faced a barrage of criticism since its approval in July, took another hit last week when the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs Committee (“LIBE...more
On March 9, 2017, the European Parliament published a report on the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (MLD5), this being the same report adopted by the Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON), as well as...more
The final version of Privacy Shield (which has not yet been officially published) passed the Article 31 Committee vote on July 8th and is being presented on July 11th to the LIBE committee of the European Parliament. LIBE’s...more
The EU Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs (“LIBE”) finally released the text of the long anticipated new data protection law. While the law has not formally been enacted, its adoption at this...more
As expected, on December 17, 2015, the EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (also known as LIBE) voted to adopt the new General Data Protection Regulation. A LIBE press release announced the...more
In a keynote speech today before the 37th International conference of Privacy and Data Protection Commissioners in Amsterdam, EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourová reiterated the commitment of the European Commission to...more
EU Commissioner Vera Jourova recently announced in a speech to the EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) that the Commission and the US have made substantial progress in finalizing a...more
The EU Parliament committee that is charged with considering data protection matters (LIBE) has issued a press release calling on the European Commission to take action before the end of 2015 to come up with alternatives to...more
On October 25, 2013, the European Council concluded that the new Data Protection Framework should be adopted in a timely manner in order to strengthen consumer and business trust in Europe’s digital economy. The Council did,...more
The European Parliament has finalized its version of the proposed Data Protection Regulation, which would substantially change personal data protection rules in the 31-country European Economic Area. The Parliament’s LIBE...more
On Monday, October 21, 2013, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted to approve an amended version of the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulations. Included in the...more
Introduction - On October 21, 2013, the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE Committee) held its long-awaited vote and adopted compromise amendments that would modify the...more
(LONDON) As widely expected, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted today in favor of a revised, even tougher draft of the Data Protection Regulation that will (if...more
The years 2012 and 2013 have been particularly intense for legislators and privacy professionals globally. Many countries have enacted or are in the process of enacting/updating their data protection framework. In that...more