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"The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) yesterday welcomed a Council of Ministers proposal that sets data protection safeguards for cross-border exchanges of police and judicial data -but called for several improvements."
?The adoption of this proposal would mean a considerable step forwards for the protection of personal data,? wrote Peter Hustinx, the current EDPS, in his 35-page opinion. PDF - http://www.edps.eu.int/legislation/Opinions_A/05-12-19_Opinion_DP_Third_pillar_EN.pdf