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EU Council adopts position on simplifying digital rulebook
The Council agreed its negotiating position on Omnibus VII digital simplification, amending GDPR, e-privacy cookies rules, data acquis and incident reporting.
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The Council of the EU agreed its position on a proposal to simplify data protection, privacy and cybersecurity rules under the Omnibus VII package, maintaining personal data protections. The mandate amends the GDPR, updates cookie rules, consolidates data acquis provisions and creates national incident-reporting entry points. Negotiations with the European Parliament will begin once it adopts its own position.
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