EurActiv reports on comments made by German Green MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the proposed General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), warning the historic legislation could be delayed until at least 2016. He said Germany, France and the UK were each holding up the trilogue negotiations for different national reasons. “If ministers want a DPR, it will be up to the Council to deliver it,” he said. “If they want to allow companies to … regulate themselves, they have to beef up the rights of individuals to overcome this with stronger levels of protection.” Albrecht also warned that a delay could encourage and bolster surveillance of EU citizens.
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