European Commission fined for breaking GDPR EU General Court levies fine for failing to protect EU data A German citizen was paid 400 euros The European Commission has been forced to pay a 400 euro ($412) fine to a German citizen for breaking its own data protection regulations.

The EU court said the bloc's executive authority violated a citizen's rights by transferring some of his personal data to the U.S. without proper safeguards.

In July 2023, the E.U. adopted a new personal data transfer mechanism with the U.S. called the E.U.-U.S. Data Privacy Framework following the invalidation of the Privacy Shield, enabling the transatlantic transfer of personal data between the two regions.

France on Wednesday urged the European Commission to protect its member states with "the greatest firmness" against interference in political debate particularly from the billionaire owner of social media platform X,

The European Commission must use its existing legislation in a much tougher manner, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said, referring to Elon Musk. "Either the European Commission applies wit

Barrot emphasized that the European Commission must enforce its existing laws more firmly. “Either the European Commission applies the laws that exist to protect our unique space with the utmost rigor,