European ministers are expected to reach some sort of agreement on new data protection laws later today, according to reports and sources, although discussions before a final decision are set to continue for months yet.
Justice and Home Affairs ministers from across the EU are meeting Monday in Luxembourg and the main item on the agenda is the proposed Data Protection Regulation.
Proposed by the European Commission in 2012, the new regulation would replace the current outdated Data Protection Directive from 1995.
As a regulation, the law would need to be applied the same throughout the 28 member states, whereas the current directive allows the rules to be interpreted differently state to state, leading to what some have called patchwork protection.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/15/eu_set_to_agree_on_new_data_protection_law/
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