The European Parliament's LIBE committee debated the European Data Protection Board's 2025 annual report on 8 June 2026, with Chair Anu Talus outlining the EDPB's work on clarifying overlaps between the GDPR and the EU's digital rulebook (DMA, DSA, AI Act), supporting simplification via the digital omnibus while opposing changes to the definition of personal data, and enforcing data protection with €1.1 billion in fines and 572 cross-border decisions.
EPP's Lena Düpont welcomed the EDPB's nuanced views on the omnibus and asked about anonymization guidelines (due July), cross-border cooperation, and MFF resources. S&D's Birgit Sippel questioned enforcement against big tech, consent fatigue, and access to personal data, with Talus supporting ePrivacy signals to address cookie fatigue. Greens/EFA's Mārtiņš Staķis stressed GDPR as the foundation of digital legislation. PfE's Fabrice Leggeri raised concerns about regulatory complexity and fines distribution, with Talus advocating cross-regulatory cooperation. Renew's Michael McNamara pressed on EDPB's opposition to personal data definition changes, AI-driven de-anonymization risks, and delays in guidelines; Talus confirmed concerns about the omnibus proposal going beyond CJEU case law and committed to flagging inconsistencies via a new website channel.
the committee continues omnibus negotiations; EDPB will publish anonymization guidelines in July.