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Decision on next EU data privacy watchdog head needed for ‘stability and authority’

By Matthew Newman ( January 28, 2026, 17:06 GMT | Insight) -- The choice of the next European Data Protection Supervisor, which has been pending for more than a year, matters for the “stability and authority” of the EU’s data protection authority, a senior official at the EDPS said Wednesday. The European Parliament and the Council — the EU body that represents EU member states — must jointly appoint the new head of the supervisor.The choice of the next European Data Protection Supervisor, which has been pending for more than a year, matters for the “stability and authority” of the EU’s data protection authority, a senior official at the EDPS said Wednesday....

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