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EU: European Data Protection Supervisor on the proposed European Border and Coast Guard Agency

18 March 2016

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Press release: Securing Europe’s Rights and Borders (pdf): "Migration and security are two complex matters for the EU and the proposal reflects this complexity. The EDPS regrets that, despite the pressing political agenda of the European Commission, he was not consulted at an earlier stage of the legislative process since this proposal has clear data protection implications. His recommendations address his main data protection concerns and can help make the proposal more robust to withstand legal scrutiny.

The EDPS recommends that the proposal’s two aims need to be approached separately since different areas of data protection law apply; a distinct assessment of the necessity and proportionality of proposed actions is essential. Clear compliance with data protection principles will make the proposed Regulation more robust and efficient.

The scale and scope of personal data collection must be clarified since the current proposal implies that the new European Border and Coast Guard Agency will turn into a personal data hub where massive amounts of personal information is to be processed for border management."

And full opinion: EDPS' recommendations on the proposed European Border and Coast Guard Regulation (pdf). For background and documentation see: SEMDOC: Regulation on a European Border and Coast Guard Agency

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