While the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, has been a major focus of Europe's work in recent years, the regulation may become more flexible in the coming weeks. to come.
Indeed, according to information from Politico, the European Commission is planning a revision of the text to facilitate the application of the GDPR for VSEs and SMEs.
On the Brussels side, this relaxation is justified by new measures taken to reduce European regulations. Faced with very uncertain economic policies on the of Russia, China, and the United States, Ursula von der Leyen would like to make Europe more competitive.
More than 3,000 amendments since its announcement
Since its announcement, the GDPR has caused a lot of concern from small and large businesses, so much so that the European Parliament has counted more than 3,000 amendments.
Although the European Commission highlights the competitiveness of Europe, some analysts suggest the work of lobbyists from large European groups. With the desire to minimize regulatory constraints, there is no doubt that this revision could have a considerable impact.
As the GDPR is still considered today as one of the most complex pieces of legislation in Europe, this announcement must certainly be welcomed by businesses.
The GDPR to be amended in the coming weeks?
According to Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Justice, a proposal to simplify the GDPR should be proposed in the coming weeks to come, with initial proposals made for May 21, the European Commission's agenda having postponed the proposal initially scheduled for April 16.
In his latest statement, Michael McGrath announced that this relaxation should concern the smallest companies, without giving further details for the moment.
"Stupid" regulation according to Denmark
In recent days, the GDPR has also been undermined by a fulminating statement from Caroline Stage Olsen, Minister of Digital Affairs in Denmark. The latter reportedly declared that Europe should not regulate "in a stupid way" by referring to the GDPR.
This statement also goes in the direction of Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister of Italy, who had criticized the GDPR, referring to it as a brake on the development of European businesses.
With Denmark taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1st, we can imagine that the GDPR will be significantly affected.
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