Moderate
Proposed regulation
Proposed
European Union · Nov 11, 2025
Open letter warns EU Commission's Digital Omnibus draft could deregulate GDPR
Noyb, EDRi and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties sent an open letter to the European Commission criticizing a draft Digital Omnibus that would amend core GDPR provisions. The draft proposes redefining personal data, weakening data…
European Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Proposed regulation
Proposed
European Union · May 20, 2025
EU trilogue negotiations on GDPR procedural regulation risk undermining enforcement
The European Commission's draft procedural regulation aimed at harmonising GDPR enforcement is in its final trilogue meeting. The proposal introduces long deadlines and complex steps that could delay cases until around 2029. NGOs warn the…
European Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Proposed regulation
Proposed
European Union · Apr 17, 2025
EU's draft GDPR Procedural Regulation faces criticism for increasing complexity
The European Commission has introduced a draft GDPR Procedural Regulation to improve cross‑border DPA cooperation. The proposal is currently in trilogue negotiations with the European Parliament and the Council. Critics argue the draft…
European Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Proposed regulation
Published
European Union · Jul 16, 2024
EU Parliament and Council publish amendments to GDPR procedural regulation draft
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have released their amended versions of the Commission's draft GDPR procedural regulation. The amendments aim to harmonise procedural cooperation among DPAs across member states. The next…
European Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Proposed regulation
Announced
European Union · Jul 10, 2023
EU Commission adopts third Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, likely to face CJEU challenge
The European Commission has introduced a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework as its third attempt to secure an EU‑US data transfer adequacy decision. Privacy‑rights group noyb says it will challenge the decision before the Court of…
European Commission · EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Moderate
Proposed regulation
Proposed
European Union · Jul 4, 2023
EU Commission proposes GDPR Procedures Regulation that may limit citizens' procedural rights
The European Commission has issued a proposal to create a GDPR Procedures Regulation to address cooperation gaps among DPAs. Critics say the draft strips citizens of procedural rights and gives companies extensive participation rights. The…
European Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Proposed regulation
Proposed
European Union · May 23, 2023
EU Commission proposes GDPR Procedures Regulation to address enforcement delays
Noyb calls for an EU procedural regulation to fix widespread delays and procedural tricks in GDPR enforcement across member states. The European Commission has indicated interest in such a regulation and also in the upcoming EU Collective…
European Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Proposed regulation
Announced
European Union · Dec 13, 2022
EU Commission issues draft adequacy decision for US data transfers, criticized by noyb
The European Commission announced a new adequacy decision for US data transfers, replacing the invalidated Privacy Shield. The draft decision is under review by the European Data Protection Board and Member States, and may be challenged in…
European Commission · Executive Order 14086
Low
Proposed regulation
Announced
European Union · Sep 25, 2022
EU-US data transfer agreement in principle remains unimplemented six months later
On 25 March 2022 US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced an "agreement in principle" on EU‑US data transfers, but six months later no concrete framework has been published. The CJEU has…
European Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Low
Proposed regulation
Announced
European Union · Mar 25, 2022
EU and US announce 'agreement in principle' for new data sharing system (Privacy Shield 2.0)
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President Biden announced an "agreement in principle" for a new EU‑US data sharing framework. No legal text exists yet; the announcement is purely political and will require months to draft and…
European Commission · General Data Protection Regulation
Moderate
Proposed regulation
Published
European Union · Jun 14, 2021
noyb and CSL propose Advanced Data Protection Control browser signal to replace cookie banners
noyb and the Sustainable Computing Lab released a technical proposal for an "Advanced Data Protection Control" (ADPC) browser signal. The signal would allow browsers to automatically convey user consent or opt‑in preferences to websites…
EDPB · General Data Protection Regulation
