"Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Protection of natural persons with regard of the processing of personal data – Duties of national supervisory authorities responsible for supervising the processing of personal data
“Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Protection of natural persons with regard of the processing of personal data – Duties of national supervisory authorities responsible for supervising the processing of personal data to be carried out with complete independence – Close personal and organisational connections between the supervisory authority and the Federal Chancellery”
See: Full judgement (pdf)