Tokyo, 17 July 2018 – The EU and Japan successfully concluded today their talks on reciprocal adequacy. They agreed to recognise each other’s data protection systems as ‘equivalent’, which will allow data to flow safely between the EU and Japan. ...

Brussels, 16 July 2018 – The European Commission and EU consumer authorities are calling on Airbnb to align their terms and conditions with EU consumer rules and be transparent on their presentation of prices. Commissioner Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and ...

Brussels, 11 July 2018 – Mr Francisco Fonseca Morillo has been appointed the new Head of the Commission’s Representation in Madrid. Mr Fonseca Morillo, a Spanish national, will take up office on 1 September 2018 as the new Head of ...

Brussels, 11 July 2018 – The Commission has adopted a decision to activate the enhanced surveillance framework for Greece to support the implementation of agreed reforms following the successful conclusion of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) stability support programme. On ...

Brussels, 11 July 2018 What did the Commission decide today? The European Commission adopted a decision to activate the enhanced surveillance framework to facilitate Greece’s normalisation, building on the progress that has been made. This approach was agreed by the ...