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Brussels Privacy Hub Research Fellows Programme
Call for Applications: Research Fellows Programme [2026–2028] Deadline: [23:59 CET, 30 September] The Brussels Privacy Hub invites applications for its Research Fellows Programme. The programme organises the Hub's fellows into thematic/regional research clusters, each...
Brussels Privacy Hub Summer Academy 2026: Recap and Report Now Available
The Brussels Privacy Hub is pleased to share the recap of its 2026 Summer Academy, "Beyond the Omnibus," held at VUB from 29 June to 3 July 2026. Over the course of a week, participants engaged with leading academics and practitioners on the most pressing developments...
Call for Papers on Data Availability
The Battle for Data Availability under EU Digital Regulation: Anonymisation, Reuse, and the Future of Personal Data European digital regulation is entering a new phase. While the first generation of data law focused primarily on fundamental rights, accountability, and...
Call for Papers on Building Young Digital Futures
Child Protection, Fair Design, and User Self-Determination under European Digital Rulebooks Online platforms, connected devices, recommender systems, immersive environments, and AI-enabled services now fundamentally shape how children learn, socialise, form...
Co-Director Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon participates to second meeting of Special Panel to advise President von der Leyen on child online safety
Yesterday, the second meeting of the Special Panel on child online safety advising President von der Leyen on child online safety took place. Chaired by Maria Melchior and Prof. Jörg M. Fegert, it convened an impressive list of experts. it focused "on current...
Global Privacy Summer Academy – Emerging Voices Scholarship
Global Privacy Summer Academy – Emerging Voices ScholarshipApplications close : 24 May Passionate about privacy, data protection and responsible tech policy? Spend an intensive week at the Global Privacy Summer Academy run by the Brussels Privacy Hub and accelerate...
Data Protection Day 2026
Beyond Borders: Reading Privacy/Data Protection Laws for What They Really Are This webinar will situate the GDPR within a broader global context to showcase recent developments in privacy and data protection, ultimately offering a nuanced assessment of the strengths...
Déja vu in data protection law: The risks of rewriting what counts as personal data (through the Digital Omnibus)
The proposed Digital Omnibus amends the definition of personal data and add to Article 4(1) GDPR. This short paper analyses the implications of the redrafting.
The Fate of GDPR: First reactions on the Digital Omnibus
Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon, the Brussels Privacy Hub Co-Director, joined Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, VP of Global Privacy of Future of Privacy Forum, and Paul Breitbarth, from Serious Privacy Podcast, for a live event organized by The Future of Privacy Forum, for a fast,...
Webinar: Beyond Borders: Reading Privacy/Data Protection Laws for What They Really Are
Beyond Borders: Reading Privacy/Data Protection Laws for What They Really Are This webinar will situate the GDPR within a broader global context to showcase recent developments in privacy and data protection, ultimately offering a nuanced assessment of the strengths...
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Anonymisation at the Crossroads of EU Digital Regulations: Technical Standards, Enforcement, and Institutional Governance
Roundtable on anonymisation and digital regulations, with a particular focus upon EC preliminary findings against Alphabet on Article 6(11) DMA compliance. This roundtable will examine the growing centrality of anonymisation in EU digital regulations, with...
Workshop at HEC Paris and BPH 23-24 March. Regulatory Effectiveness in the EU Digital Ecosystem
Workshop at HEC Paris (23–24 March) AND BPH Regulatory Effectiveness in the EU Digital Ecosystem SmartLawHub, in partnership with the Brussels Privacy Hub, is organising a workshop linked to the forthcoming special issue Towards a Competitive Digital EU: Addressing...
Safeguarding the Next Generation: Emerging Regulatory Frameworks, Operational Tools, and Global Lessons
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Summer Academy For Global Privacy Law 2026: “Beyond the Omnibus: Legacy and Realignment in EU Digital Regulation”
The 2026 Summer Academy will explore how the EU’s digital rulebook is being reshaped by the simplification agenda and the Digital Omnibus, against the continued...
Webinar: Beyond Borders: Reading Privacy/Data Protection Laws for What They Really Are
Beyond Borders: Reading Privacy/Data Protection Laws for What They Really Are This webinar will situate the GDPR within a broader global context to showcase recent developments in privacy and data protection, ultimately offering a nuanced assessment of the strengths...
Brussels Privacy Symposium 2025 Recap: A Data Protection (R)evolution?
On 14 October 2025, the Brussels Privacy Hub (VUB) and the Future of Privacy Forum convened the ninth Brussels Privacy Symposium, gathering EU and international regulators, academics, civil society, and industry to examine whether Europe is heading toward a...
The EU’s Data Governance Gamble: Regulation, Reality and the Road Ahead – Webinar
The EU's Data Governance Gamble: Regulation, Reality and the Road Ahead The European Union has positioned itself as a pioneer in data governance, introducing frameworks such as the Data Governance Act (DGA) including bespoke legal regimes for a subset of data...
Brussels Privacy Symposium 2025
As every year the Brussels Privacy Hub invite you to register for the ninth edition of the Brussels Privacy Symposium, taking place at Les Ateliers des Tanneurs on Tuesday, 14 October 2025. This event is jointly presented by the Brussels Privacy Hub of Vrije...
Brussels Privacy Hub announces Summer Academy 2025
The Brussels Privacy Hub is excited to announce that registrations are now open for the 10th edition of the Brussels Privacy Hub Summer Academy, taking place from June 16–20, 2025, at U-Residence, Generaal Jacqueslaan, Elsene, Belgium. This intensive five-day program,...
4 March: Clearing the Hurdles: Toward a New Era in Social Media Regulation
The Brussels Privacy Hub invites you to a webinar, to be hosted online on 4 March 16:30-18:00 CET, titled ‘Clearing the Hurdles: Toward a New Era in Social Media Regulation'. Registration is free but obligatory. Evidence is mounting that social media, in its current...