On 25 July 2024 the EU Commission published its second report on the GDPR. The Commission celebrated the GDPR’s successes and concluded that it now needs to focus on:
- A robust enforcement of the GDPR, starting with the swift adoption of the Commission’s proposal on procedural rules to deliver quick remedies and legal certainty in cases affecting individuals across the EU;
- Proactive support by data protection authorities to stakeholders in their compliance efforts, especially SMEs and small operators;
- A consistent interpretation and application of the GDPR across the EU;
- Effective cooperation between regulators at both national and EU level to guarantee the consistent and coherent application of the growing body of EU digital rules;
- Further advancing the Commission’s international strategy on data protection.
The full report can be found here.