The European Fee has finalised its shortlist however lawmakers concern they don’t have any time to grill candidates this yr.
Number of the following European Knowledge Safety Supervisor (EDPS) – the privateness watchdog of the EU establishments – is prone to be pushed again to January, Euronews understands from European Parliament sources.
The mandate of the present EDPS, Wojciech Wiewiórowski – who has held the place since 2019 – ends on 5 December.
Hearings within the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and House Affairs Committee, LIBE, have been meant to happen within the second half of November, however the European Fee, which is answerable for the method, solely authorised its shortlist of three to 4 candidates on 13 November, a spokesperson for the Fee confirmed to Euronews.
The spokesperson didn’t touch upon whether or not it will make the names public.
Key LIBE lawmakers will probably resolve on Thursday to postpone the hearings till January, to permit the candidates and lawmakers sufficient time to arrange, a supply briefed on the discussions, informed Euronews.
A primary spherical of interviews passed off final month, adopted by an evaluation centre.
Alongside a vote in Parliament, the candidate additionally must be endorsed by representatives of the 27 EU member states.
Along with Poland’s Wiewiórowski, who’s looking for re-election, French college professor François Pellegrini and Dutch privateness official Hielke Hijmans informed Euronews they’ve submitted purposes.
The EDPS holds EU establishments accountable for privateness compliance, although it is much less highly effective than nationwide privateness watchdogs, which may high-quality massive tech corporations for violating the EU’s Normal Knowledge Safety Regulation.
Final March the EDPS discovered that the Fee’s use of Microsoft merchandise was not consistent with knowledge safety guidelines, for instance. It additionally advises Fee and Parliament on privateness insurance policies and laws.
