#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