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Press release - Next week's EP plenary session to be held in Brussels not Strasbourg due to force majeure

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

On the basis of this evaluation, due to force majeure, I decided that the necessary security conditions are not in place for the usual transfer of the European Parliament to Strasbourg for the plenary session next week.

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  • On the basis of this evaluation, due to force majeure, I decided that the necessary security conditions are not in place for the usual transfer of the European Parliament to Strasbourg for the plenary session next week.
  • "I have informed the French authorities and have thanked them for their collaboration in the past days.
  • "The plenary session will exceptionally be held in Brussels.
  • Parliament undertakes to reschedule a plenary session in Strasbourg in accordance with the Treaties."

Eighteenth Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

On February 18th and 19th, the eighteenth plenary session of the European Data Protection Board is taking place in Brussels. For further information, please consult the agenda.

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On February 18th and 19th, the eighteenth plenary session of the European Data Protection Board is taking place in Brussels. For further information, please consult the agenda.

Seventeenth Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

On January 28th and 29th, the seventeenth plenary session of the European Data Protection Board is taking place in Brussels. For further information, please consult the agenda.

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On January 28th and 29th, the seventeenth plenary session of the European Data Protection Board is taking place in Brussels. For further information, please consult the agenda.

WearRAcon Europe: Conference and Hands-On Testing of Industrial Exoskeletons Deemed a Full Success!

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Friday, December 6, 2019

The presence of 120 attendees, 16 exhibitors , and more than 30 very informative lectures on industrial, medical and military exoskeletons helped make for an exciting event.

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  • The presence of 120 attendees, 16 exhibitors , and more than 30 very informative lectures on industrial, medical and military exoskeletons helped make for an exciting event.
  • Fraunhofer IPA and the University of Stuttgart's Institute of Industrial Manufacturing and Management IFF organized this European version of WearRAcon, in close collaboration with the Wearable Robotics Association (WearRA).
  • Dr. Joe Hitt, Managing Director of WearRA and Dr. Urs Schneider, head of the Department of Biomechatronic Systems at Fraunhofer IPA and Conference Chair, opened the event.
  • The first day of the conference began with the plenary session, where different experts shared their experience using exoskeletons.

Sixteenth EDPB Plenary Session

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Wednesday, December 4, 2019

On December 2nd and 3rd, the EEA Data Protection Authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor, assembled in the European Data Protection Board, met for their sixteenth plenary session.

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  • On December 2nd and 3rd, the EEA Data Protection Authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor, assembled in the European Data Protection Board, met for their sixteenth plenary session.
  • During the plenary, several topics were discussed.
  • In the opinion, the EDPB proposes some changes to the draft accreditation requirements, in order to ensure a consistent application of the accreditation of monitoring bodies.
  • Note to editors:Please note that all documents adopted during the EDPB Plenary are subject to the necessary legal, linguistic and formatting checks and will be made available on the EDPB website once these have been completed.

Fifteenth Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

On November 12th and 13th, the fifteenth plenary session of the European Data Protection Board takes place in Brussels. For further information, please consult the agenda.

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On November 12th and 13th, the fifteenth plenary session of the European Data Protection Board takes place in Brussels. For further information, please consult the agenda.