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Written by Shara Monteleone,
In January 2017, the Commission tabled a proposal for a regulation on privacy and electronic communications which would replace the current 2002 e-Privacy Directive. The main objectives of the review are: enhancing security and communications confidentiality; defining clearer rules on tracking technologies such as cookies; and achieving greater harmonisation among Member States.
Stakeholders are divided on certain issues, including on the basic need for a new measure to protect confidentiality in e-communications. Some national parliaments have made comments on the proposal, and discussions are progressing in Council. In the European Parliament, rapporteur Marju Lauristin (S&D, Estonia) presented a draft report to the Civil Liberties Committee on 21 June 2017, and this is expected to be voted in October 2017.
Versions
- August 2017: Reform of the e-Privacy Directive (1st edition)
| Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications) | ||
| Committee responsible:
Rapporteur: Shadow rapporteurs:
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Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Marju Lauristin (S&D, Estonia) Michal Boni (EPP, Poland) Daniel Dalton (ECR, UK) Sophia in ‘t Veld (ALDE, the Netherlands) Cornelia Ernst (GUE/NGL, Germany) Jan Philipp Albrecht (Greens/EFA, Germany) Lorenzo Fontana (ENF, Italy) |
COM(2017) 10 10/1/2017
procedure ref.: 2017/0003(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Next steps expected: | Vote in committee | |
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