EU's Commissioner responsible for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová said on December 15: "Today we deliver on the promise of the Juncker Commission to finalize data protection reform in 2015. These new pan-European rules are good for citizens and good for businesses. Citizens and businesses will profit from clear rules that are fit for the digital age, that give strong protection and at the same time create opportunities and encourage innovation in a European Digital Single Market. And harmonised data protection rules for police and criminal justice authorities will ease law enforcement cooperation between Member States based on mutual trust, contributing to the European Agenda for Security." The Reform consists of two instruments...  

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and BUSINESSEUROPE are deeply concerned about the impact of the recent European Court of Justice Judgement invalidating Safe Harbor. In this context, we urge you to expeditiously reach agreement on a strengthened Safe Harbor framework that takes into account the concerns raised by the ECJ ruling and enables data transfers between the EU and US...