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This online seminar will examine the current challenges posed by COVID-19 to individual human rights with a critical overview of the restrictions of human rights possible under the European Convention on Human Rights in times of emergency. It will also provide an opportunity to exchange best practices.

This online conference aims to provide legal practitioners and data protection specialists with the necessary guidance on how to apply Regulation 2018/1725 on data protection in the European Institutions in practice. It will offer an opportunity to discuss with key legal experts the novelties and issues at stake.

This online seminar will explore the role and powers of EU agencies in the EU decision-making process. Their impact on the powers of the European Commission and the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU will be analysed. Finally, the future of the EU agencies will be discussed.

This seminar will present the significant case law developed by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the six “Procedural Rights Directives”, enabling the consistent and uniform application of EU law.

On 10 November 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Recommendation 02/2020 on the European Essential Guarantees (EEG) for surveillance measures. The Recommendation updates a previous document on the justification of interferences with the fundamental rights to privacy and data protection through surveillance …

On 10 November 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted recommendation 01/2020 that is designed to help controllers and processers exporting data in EU private entities or public authorities to third countries act in compliance with the CJEU’s Schrems II judgment (--> eucrim 2/2020, …

On 2 December 2020, the Council approved conclusions on the cybersecurity of connected devices. The Council highlights that connected devices, including machines, sensors and networks that make up the Internet of Things (IoT) will not only play a key role in further shaping Europe’s …

On 14 December 2020, the Council agreed on a common position on the way forward regarding the encryption of communications and access for law enforcement purposes. The Council resolution on encryption highlights the need for security through encryption and security despite encryption. It underlines the …

On 16 December 2020, the Commission published a cybersecurity package consisting of:A new EU cybersecurity strategy;A proposal for a revision of the Directive on ensuring a high level of security of network and information systems (so-called NIS Directive);A proposal for a …