Established under Regulation (EC) No. 45/2001, (which has now been replaced by ) the Å·ÖޱͶע is the European Union’s independent data protection authority, tasked with ensuring that the institutions and bodies of the EU respect data protection law.
The EU as a policy making, legislating and judicial entity looks to the Å·ÖޱͶע as an independent for impartial advice on which might affect the rights to privacy and data protection. The Å·ÖޱͶע performs this function through developing itself as a centre of excellence in the , but also in insofar as it affects or is affected by the processing of personal information.
We carry out our functions in close with fellow data protection authorities and aim to be as transparent as possible in our work serving the EU public interest.
We also with international partners to develop cross-border, coordinated approaches to protect the rights of individuals.
In this section of our website, we have highlighted a number of areas of our work including, , , and .
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