25-11-2019 19:30
Appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor for the new Term 2019-2024
European Parliament, Louise Weiss building (LOW) 200 (Strasbourg)

In accordance with article 53 of Regulation (EU) no 2018/1725 (Data Protection Regulation for EU Institutions) “the European Parliament and the Council shall appoint the European Data Protection Supervisor by common accord for a term of five years, on the basis of a list drawn up by the Commission following a public call for candidates. The list of candidates drawn up by the Commission shall be public and shall consist of at least three candidates.
On the basis of the list drawn up by the Commission, the competent committee of the European Parliament may decide to hold a hearing in order to enable it to express a preference. On 30 October 2019, the European Commission transmitted to the European Parliament and the Council the short list of candidates in order to enable the two appointing authorities to conduct their own internal procedures and appoint by common accord the European Data Protection Supervisor. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, which is the competent committee for EU data protection law, held, therefore, individual public hearings for each of the short listed candidates for the appointment of the European Data Protection Supervisor The candidates shortlisted by the European Commission were (in alphabetical order): Mr Yann PADOVA, Mr Endre SZABÓ and Mr Wojciech WIEWIÓROWSKI. The hearing took place on 25 November 2019 in Strasbourg.
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List of candidates
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Questions & Answers EDPS candidates (in alphabetical order)
- 3 questions asked to the candidates (PDF - 62 KB)
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Written answers Yann PADOVA BG (PDF - 439 KB) | CS (PDF - 47 KB) | DA (PDF - 42 KB) | DE (PDF - 47 KB) | EL (PDF - 59 KB) | EN (PDF - 291 KB) | ES (PDF - 41 KB) | ET (PDF - 194 KB) | FI (PDF - 44 KB) | FR (PDF - 298 KB) | HR (PDF - 45 KB) | HU (PDF - 51 KB) | IT (PDF - 49 KB) | LT (PDF - 428 KB) | LV (PDF - 361 KB) | MT (PDF - 375 KB) | NL (PDF - 48 KB) | PL (PDF - 48 KB) | PT (PDF - 45 KB) | RO (PDF - 432 KB) | SK (PDF - 47 KB) | SL (PDF - 43 KB) | SV (PDF - 200 KB)
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Written answers Endre SZABÓ BG (PDF - 527 KB) | CS (PDF - 50 KB) | DA (PDF - 47 KB) | DE (PDF - 53 KB) | EL (PDF - 546 KB) | EN (PDF - 479 KB) | ES (PDF - 279 KB) | ET (PDF - 46 KB) | FI (PDF - 41 KB) | FR (PDF - 476 KB) | HR (PDF - 50 KB) | HU (PDF - 54 KB) | IT (PDF - 49 KB) | LT (PDF - 52 KB) | LV (PDF - 44 KB) | MT (PDF - 65 KB) | NL (PDF - 479 KB) | PL (PDF - 55 KB) | PT (PDF - 280 KB) | RO (PDF - 118 KB) | SK (PDF - 57 KB) | SL (PDF - 49 KB) | SV (PDF - 427 KB)
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Written answers Wojciech Rafał WIEWIÓROWSKI BG (PDF - 350 KB) | CS (PDF - 35 KB) | DA (PDF - 34 KB) | DE (PDF - 37 KB) | EL (PDF - 354 KB) | EN (PDF - 86 KB) | ES (PDF - 190 KB) | ET (PDF - 186 KB) | FI (PDF - 32 KB) | FR (PDF - 39 KB) | HR (PDF - 35 KB) | HU (PDF - 286 KB) | IT (PDF - 81 KB) | LT (PDF - 36 KB) | LV (PDF - 343 KB) | MT (PDF - 358 KB) | NL (PDF - 192 KB) | PL (PDF - 37 KB) | PT (PDF - 33 KB) | RO (PDF - 104 KB) | SK (PDF - 36 KB) | SL (PDF - 339 KB) | SV (PDF - 31 KB)