Data Protection and the Law Enforcement Directive

Conference Details

Date: 15 April 2027

Time: To be announced

Duration: 2 days

Location: Trier, Germany & Online

Cost: € 350 - € 730

Organiser: ERA - Academy of European Law

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Conference Description

Objective

This hybrid seminar will analyse the practical issues faced by police and criminal justice authorities in protecting individuals’ personal data when it is being processed under the terms of the EU Law Enforcement Directive (LED) and also place it within the wider data protection setting. It will look at how they can improve cooperation in the fight against terrorism and cross-border crime in the EU through the exchange of information required for investigations, including with third countries, also based on the latest second EU evaluation report on the LED.

It will highlight some of the challenges that practitioners face in relation to the Directive’s correct use as well as different interpretations of particular provisions in some Member States. Moreover, the seminar will highlight the latest CJEU case law in the field, safeguards and procedures for dealing with data breaches, fundamental rights, and data protection, as well as an analysis of data flows and data protection. The implications of the EU AI Act and the revision of the Data Protection Regulation for EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (EUDPR) on work in the field will be assessed. Workshops will form part of the seminar.

Key topics

  • Insights and challenges faced in correctly applying the LED;
  • Latest CJEU case law;
  • Implications of the EU AI Act and the latest revision of the EUDPR;
  • Revised Europol and Eurojust Regulations and data security;
  • Correct processing of personal data, safeguards and dealing with data breaches, data retention;
  • Subjective/objective exemptions and how to deal with data subject requests;
  • Data transfer to third countries and adequacy decisions.

Who should attend?

Law enforcement officials, data protection officers, ministry officials, data protection professionals in the private and public sectors, cyber experts, lawyers and other advisers in the area of data protection and compliance

Online participation option

You can participate either face-to-face or online. The event will be streamed live online. You have the option to follow the conference on Zoom, enabling you to ask questions and take part in the discussion with participants in Trier.

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