European Union: Data protection authority governance in Directive amending Directive (EU) 2022/2555 as regards simplification measures and alignment with the Proposal for the Cybersecurity Act 2

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
20 Jan 2026 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 authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

20 Jan 2026
under deliberation

European Commission submitted proposal for Directive amending Directive (EU) 2022/2555 as regards simplification measures and alignment with the Proposal for the Cybersecurity Act 2 including data protection authority governance

On 20 January 2026, the European Commission submitted a proposal for a Directive amending Directive (EU) 2022/2555 as regards simplification measures and alignment with the Proposal for the Cybersecurity Act 2, including data protection authority go…

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