A European Commission proposal published today which should have led to speedier and more effective cross-border enforcement of the EU’s signature law on data protection – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – is unlikely to be of much help to consumers. The European Parliament and Member States have to substantially amend it to truly improve cross-border enforcement and improve complainants’ rights.

The European Commission published an ambitious package of measures today that have the potential to improve consumer conditions in payments and digitalised financial services. There are proposals on a digital Euro (while maintaining access to cash), steps to tackle payment fraud and on protecting consumers’ data in Open Finance.

New rules agreed at EU level yesterday, which could have given consumers more protection and better rights to decide what happens to data they generate through their use of connected products, are a missed opportunity.

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