16 countries burned Poland’s bridges on the CSA Regulation: What now?
Poland’s surprising compromise to ease the deadlock on the CSA Regulation – which has been stuck in the Council of EU Member States for the past three years – met with failure. This blog recaps the Polish compromise, the positions of the Member States on the proposal, and what it could mean for the future of one of the most criticised EU laws of all time.
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16 countries burned Poland’s bridges on the CSA Regulation: What now?
Poland’s surprising compromise to ease the deadlock on the CSA Regulation – which has been stuck in the Council of EU Member States for the past three years – met with failure. This blog recaps the Polish compromise, the positions of the Member States on the proposal, and what it could mean for the future of one of the most criticised EU laws of all time.
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EDRi Annual Report 2024: Reinforcing digital rights and justice in uncertain times
Read about EDRi’s work in 2024 to build an inclusive and equitable digital world. Last year, we witnessed massive changes in the political realm after the European elections in June, and resisted growing attacks on important digital rights legislation while staying rooted in our long-term vision for digital futures.
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One year of the AI Act: What’s the political and legal landscape now?
The EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act came into force on August 1, 2024. This blog takes stock of the political and legal landscape facing its implementation and enforcement one year on, especially efforts to delay or even gut the law which would have far-reaching effects on people’s rights, especially when it comes to migration and law enforcement use of AI.
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#PrivacyCamp25: Registrations open and call for sessions deadline!
In 2025, we are excited to host you online and at La Tricoterie, Brussels on 30 September to explore Resilience and Resistance in Times of Deregulation and Authoritarianism. Register now and join us for one of the flagship digital rights gatherings in Europe.
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EDRi-gram, 10 July 2025
What has the EDRis network been up to over the past two weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our bi-weekly newsletter. In this edition: European Commission must champion the AI Act, EDRi pushes back against risky GDPR deregulation, & more!
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A missed opportunity for enforcement: what the final GDPR Procedural Regulation could cost us
After years of debate, the GDPR Procedural Regulation has been finalised. Despite some improvements, the final text may entrench old problems and create new ones, undermining people’s rights and potentially opening the door to weakening the GDPR itself.
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Open letter: European Commission must champion the AI Act amidst simplification pressure
52 civil society organisations, experts and academics have written to the European Commission to express their concerns about growing pressure to suspend or delay the implementation and enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. Instead of unraveling the EU rulebook, which includes hard-won legal protections for people, the Commission should focus on the full implementation and proper enforcement of its rules, like the AI Act.
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Undermining the GDPR through ‘simplification’: EDRi pushes back against dangerous deregulation
EDRi has responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the GDPR ‘simplification’ proposal. The plan to remove documentation safeguards under Article 30(5) risks weakening security, legal certainty and rights enforcement, and opens the door to broader deregulation of the EU’s digital rulebook.
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#PrivacyCamp25: Call for Sessions open
Our rights and freedoms – online and offline – are facing unprecedented threats. Recognising this as a collective struggle, we want to explore the theme Resilience and Resistance in Times of Deregulation and Authoritarianism for this edition of Privacy Camp. The 13th edition of Privacy Camp is set to take place on 30 September 2025.
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EDRi-gram, 25 June 2025
What has the EDRis network been up to over the past two weeks? Find out the latest digital rights news in our bi-weekly newsletter. In this edition: The case for a spyware ban, EDRi 2025-2030 strategy, EU must reassess Israel’s adequacy status, & more!
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Joint civil society response to the Commission’s call for evidence: Impact assessment on data retention by service providers for criminal proceedings
Last week, the EDRi network expressed shared concerns about the introduction of new rules at EU level on the retention of data by service providers for law enforcement purposes.
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The EDRi network adopts its 2025-2030 Strategy
The EDRi network adopted its 2025-2030 strategy at the General Assembly in Paris in May 2025. In this blogpost, EDRi’s Executive Director, Claire Fernandez, lays out the year-long journey and the work on many people it took to get us to this important milestone, and some highlights from our objectives and approach moving forward.
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