#EDPS has issued new guidance and binding rules to protect data protection officer (DPO) independence across EU institutions 🇪🇺 .

All EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs) are required to have a DPO. To strengthen their effectiveness and independence, the EDPS has supplemented its Supervisory Guidance on the role of DPOs (18 December 2025) with binding rules around DPO dismissal. These rules set out a clear process that EUIs must follow before when seeking the EDPS’s prior consent before dismissing a DPO.

@Supervisor said: “Since 2002, DPOs have been a cornerstone of effective data protection governance within EUIs. The updated Guidance and Rules on Consent for DPO Dismissal reinforce the DPO’s position as a critical internal safeguard for the protection of personal data.”

📃 Read the press release here: https://link.europa.eu/RgtKyn
🔎 Read the Supervisory Guidelines: https://link.europa.eu/FRQWTn

#EDPS has issued new guidance and binding rules to protect data protection officer (DPO) independence across EU institutions 🇪🇺 .

All EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUIs) are required to have a DPO. To strengthen their effectiveness and independence, the EDPS has supplemented its Supervisory Guidance on the role of DPOs (18 December 2025) with binding rules around DPO dismissal. These rules set out a clear process that EUIs must follow before when seeking the EDPS’s prior consent before dismissing a DPO.

@Supervisor said: “Since 2002, DPOs have been a cornerstone of effective data protection governance within EUIs. The updated Guidance and Rules on Consent for DPO Dismissal reinforce the DPO’s position as a critical internal safeguard for the protection of personal data.”

📃 Read the press release here: https://link.europa.eu/RgtKyn
🔎 Read the Supervisory Guidelines: https://link.europa.eu/FRQWTn

Under #AIAct #EDPS acts as notified body and market surveillance authority for high-risk AI systems used by EU institutions. As new AI Act rules apply, we support innovation while safeguarding fundamental rights.
👉Learn more: https://link.europa.eu/MHF9Vg
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*** Annual Privacy Forum 2025 ***

Today marked the 13th edition of the Annual Privacy Forum, where experts from across Europe gathered to bridge the gap between privacy and data protection research and policy. This year’s edition was organised by the Goethe University Frankfurt, Karlstad University, and RSA Conference, with active participation from @European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the #EDPS.

In his opening remarks, @Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiorowski addressed some of the most pressing challenges in data protection and cybersecurity: "October marks the EU Cybersecurity Month. Alongside the EDPS daily role in supervising the protection of individuals affected by cybersecurity incidents impacting EUIs systems, we are present and playing an active role in the initiatives that EU institutions are carrying out".

He added: "Strong cybersecurity is essential to the EU's resilience and the protection of fundamental rights. The greater the intrusion, the greater the risks for our rights, and the stronger our safeguards must be".

In his address, he spoke about the simplification agenda: "True simplification means making rules clearer, more coherent, and easier to apply, without weakening the protections for individuals. Simplification should mean strengthening and streamlining enforcement, maintaining independence, and preserving the GDPR as a landmark for Europe's fundamental rights".

#APF25 #Cybersecurity #GDPR