In light of the General Data Protection Regulation’s new requirements, German data protection authorities have requested more staff and resources from the German government to comply with the legislation. In an op-ed for German IT Law, Carlo Piltz agrees that the move is necessary. “If you already look at the current situation, this demand by the German supervisory authorities is certainly justified,” Piltz writes. “It will be interesting to see if, in case the German regulatory authorities are not equipped with the necessary resources and the necessary personnel, with the applicability of the Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission might sue a Member State by means of an infringement proceeding under Art. 258 TFEU.”
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