# Comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union

European Parliament procedure 2011/2025(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee CULT / IMCO / ITRE / JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 364 committee amendments tabled by 57 Members between 2011-03-22 and 2011-05-03.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses a comprehensive approach to personal data protection in the EU. Amendments call on the Commission to weigh administrative burden, legal certainty, costs and the impact on SMEs and controllers, and to address data transfers to third countries, profiling and the 'right to be forgotten'. They debate 'privacy by design' and 'by default', certification schemes, self-regulation and enforcement through sanctions.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Philipp ALBRECHT | Germany | Verts/ALE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96736.md |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | PPE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96761.md |
| Stavros LAMBRINIDIS | Greece | S&D | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28576.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Rui TAVARES | Portugal | Verts/ALE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96821.md |
| Cecilia WIKSTRÖM | Sweden | ALDE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96677.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Philippe JUVIN | France | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96884.md |
| Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA | Poland | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96785.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Evelyne GEBHARDT | Germany | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1913.md |
| Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37676.md |
| Malcolm HARBOUR | United Kingdom | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4538.md |
| Timothy KIRKHOPE | United Kingdom | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4542.md |

## Official source documents

- PE460.957: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-460.957+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE462.540: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-462.540+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE462.771: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-462.771+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE464.682: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-464.682+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE464.706: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-464.706+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2025-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2025-INI.json

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