*** CPDP 2026 - Closing remarks ***

Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiorowski delivered closing remarks at #CPDP2026, reflecting on the tenth anniversary of the GDPR and on the challenges ahead for the EU digital rulebook.

He touched on the need for clarity and stability in EU legislation, the risks of simplification turning into deregulation, the importance of cross-regulatory cooperation in enforcement, and the role of European values as a constant compass for the legislator.

Read full speech https://link.europa.eu/rBbM6d

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*** CPDP 2026 – Day 3 Highlights ***

And that's a wrap! What a week!

#CPDP2026 brought EDPS through an intense week of debate on privacy, data protection, AI and digital rights.

Today, we took part in:

"PLSC Europe 2025 Top Policy Provocations"
Romain Robert from the Policy and Consultation Unit joined the academic session as commentator, reflecting on papers selected at the 2025 PLSC Europe in Leiden.

"Worker Data Rights under the GDPR and Beyond"
Thomas Zerdick, Head of Supervision and Enforcement Unit, spoke at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung panel examining enforcement gaps in protecting workers' data rights and the disconnect between the GDPR's formal guarantees and their practical effectiveness in workplace surveillance and data-driven management. He brought the perspective of the EDPS, where the workplace is far from a niche concern but a central part of the institution's enforcement work. The discussion covers enforcement gaps, the untapped potential of collective enforcement, and what the Digital Omnibus could mean for workers' data rights.

"The AI Act: AI Regulation and its implementation in troubled times"

Sonia Pérez Romero, Head of AI Unit, in panel with Gianclaudio Malgieri, Yordanka Ivanova, Gloria González Fuster, moderated by Alessandro Mantelero explored how the AI Act is reshaping EU institutions and how the EDPS is guiding this process, from the AI Act Correspondents Network to the preliminary mapping of EUIs' AI systems and the pilot regulatory sandbox. She also assessed whether the AI Act risks deconstruction before delivering its full impact.

"CSAM regulation and its implications for encryption, privacy, and fundamental rights"

Fanny Coudert, Deputy Head of Supervision and Enforcement, moderated the Caspar Bowden Tribute Panel

Closing Remarks
@Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiorowski delivered the closing remarks at #CPDP2026, reflecting on the GDPR's tenth anniversary.
Read the full speech https://link.europa.eu/rBbM6d
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🇪🇺 At @CPDPconferences #CPDP2026, we had the pleasure of hosting the panel “Informed consent: The breakthrough in Art. 88b GDPR / Digital Omnibus and current initiatives in the field of PIMS and technical standardisation”.

The discussion made one thing clear: informed consent online is currently more fiction than reality.

Auf der #cpdp2026 in Brüssel!

Diskussionen, Workshops und Moderationen, unsere FIZ-Kolleg*innen Franziska Boehm, Stephanie v. Maltzan, @Oliver Vettermann und Felix Bieker aus dem Bereich Immaterialgüterrechte waren stark involviert. Tolles Event!

# TeamFIZ #lawenforcementdirective #aiact #EUDPR

*** CPDP 2026 – Day 3: EDPS on stage ***

Final day at #CPDP2026! Here is where you can find us today:

📌 "PLSC Europe 2025 Top Policy Provocations" – Romain Robert, Policy and Consultation Unit, as commentator reflecting on three provocative papers on DPA enforcement on AI, the legal nature of genetic data, and transatlantic data transfers (PLSC Europe academic session)

📌 "Worker Data Rights under the GDPR and Beyond" – Thomas Zerdick, Head of Supervision and Enforcement Unit, on enforcement gaps in workers' data protection and the disconnect between the GDPR's formal guarantees and workplace reality (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung panel)

📌 "The AI Act: AI Regulation and its implementation in troubled times" – Sonia Pérez Romero, Head of AI Unit, on how the AI Act is reshaping EU institutions and whether it risks deconstruction before delivering its full impact (Politecnico di Torino panel)

📌 "CSAM regulation and its implications for encryption, privacy, and fundamental rights" – Fanny Coudert, Deputy Head of Supervision and Enforcement, moderates the Caspar Bowden Tribute Panel, co-organised with Prof. Bart Preneel of KU Leuven

📌 Closing Remarks by @Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiorowski

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2. Tag CPDP!

Prof. Dr. Franziska Boehm und Prof. Dr. Eleni Kosta diskutierten mit Experten der EU Kommission, des Europäischen Datenschutzbeauftragten und Doktoranden über den aktuellen Stand der Law Enforcement Directive auf der #cpdp2026.

Dieses jährliche Panel schließt an den in 2024 veröffentlichten Kommentar der beiden an und beinhaltet einen Überblick über die aktuelleRechtsprechung, Berichte der Kommission und Veränderungen in der Anwendung der Richtlinie in den Mitgliedstaaten.

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