European Union: Regulation extending Interim Regulation's derogation from ePrivacy Directive until 2028 (2025/0429)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
16 Feb 2026 under deliberation
19 Dec 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
central government
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Data Protection Supervisor issued opinion on proposal to extend Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 on derogation from ePrivacy Directive until 2028
On 17 February 2026, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued Opinion 7/2026 on the European Commission’s proposal to extend the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/1232. This regulation sets out interim rules on data processing for the…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
opinion
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government
European Commission proposed Regulation extending Interim Regulation's derogation from ePrivacy Directive until 2028 (2025/0429)
On 19 December 2025, the European Commission proposed a Regulation (2025/0429) to extend the applicability of the Interim Regulation's (Regulation (EU) 2021/1232) derogation from the ePrivacy Directive to support the detection of child sexual abuse …
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government