Verification of data protection in EU elections

Summary

The proposal introduces a procedure to check if personal data infringements by European political parties or foundations have influenced European Parliament elections. It aims to ensure election integrity through an independent review process.
10 27.03.2019
Other
election
human rights
political party
public administration
information technology and data processing

Key points

  • Establishment of a new verification procedure to check if data protection breaches are linked to political activities during European elections.
  • Use of a committee composed of independent eminent persons to determine if election outcomes were deliberately influenced by data infringements.
  • Implementation of the 'ne bis in idem' principle to ensure that political parties are not sanctioned twice for the same infringement at both national and European levels.
  • A mechanism to review and potentially revoke European sanctions if the underlying national decision is successfully appealed or repealed.
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