During a meeting at the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders welcomed the finalized EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Raimondo said the framework reflects a "joint commitment to promoting economic opportunity while protecting individual privacy rights," while Reynders said it "guarantees the fundamental right of Europeans for the protection of their personal data and brings legal certainty for companies on both sides of the Atlantic."