European Shift to Concrete Cost Analysis of Data Protection

Following meetings held Feb. 24-25, the Council of the European Union released its ‘‘Conclusions’’ in response to the EU Commission’s Nov. 4, 2010 ‘‘Communication’’ proposing ‘‘a comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union.’’ The Council is the main decision-making body of the European Union, comprising the ministers of the Member States. Depending on the issue on the agenda, each country is represented by the minister responsible for that subject (foreign affairs, finance, social affairs, transport, agriculture, etc.).