The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have published their Joint Opinion (the Joint Opinion) on the European Commission’s Digital Omnibus Proposal (the Proposal). Following our earlier analysis (Part 1) of the Proposal itself, this article examines how key elements of the reform are viewed by these supervisory bodies. […]
Digital Omnibus
Digitaler Omnibus der EU-Kommission – für alle was dabei?
Es ist ein wenig Ruhe eingekehrt, seitdem die Europäische Kommission im November ihre neuen Vorschläge ihrer europäischen Digitalstrategie vorgestellt hat. Der große Knall ist ausgeblieben. Vieles, was verkündet wurde, sickerte bereits im Vorfeld durch. Ob das Reformpaket, also die vorgeschlagenen Ideen zur Aktualisierung bestehender Vorschriften für Datenschutz, Datennutzung, künstliche Intelligenz und Cybersicherheit, gemäß des lateinischen […]
Beyond the Theory: CNIL Sanctions Under the Light of the Digital Omnibus
As the French data protection authority (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, CNIL) recently imposed two high-amount sanctions, we take this opportunity to try and make a practical application of some rules from the recently published draft of the Digital Omnibus. What Happened? In the span of a week, the CNIL imposed major sanctions […]
Finally Here: The Digital Omnibus Proposal and Practical Implications for Organisations Through the Lens of GDPR
The European Commission’s Digital Omnibus Package Proposal (the Proposal) represents one of the most comprehensive realignments of the EU’s digital regulatory landscape since the introduction of the GDPR. This comes in addition to the changes the European Commission proposed in May 2025 under Omnibus IV. The long-awaited text, leaked during the previous weekend and now […]