European Union: 2025 amendment to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) as part of the Simplification Omnibus Bill IV

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
09 Jul 2025 under deliberation
21 May 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
central government
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

09 Jul 2025
under deliberation

European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor issued opinion on European Commission’s Proposal amending General Data Protection Regulation as part of Simplification Omnibus Bill IV

On 9 July 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) released Joint Opinion 01/2025 on the Proposal for a Regulation issued by the European Commission (EC) on 21 May 2025. The Proposal introduc…

Source
Event type law
Action type opinion
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
21 May 2025
under deliberation

European Commission proposed amendment to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as part of the Simplification Omnibus Bill IV

On 21 May 2025, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a regulation including amendments to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as part of its fourth simplification omnibus package. The proposed regulation amends Articles 30, 40,…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch executive
Government body central government