(credit: Europol / Ec3) [Case Law] Metadata: the EDPS could win its second round against Europol June 9, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ECJ, Fundamental rights, Europol, NonNotif, GDPR, Retroactivity, Terrorisme 2 min read
(credit: CJEU) [Case law chronicle – Jan. 2025] Defense, sanctions, right of asylum February 15st, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Ben Ali, EDPS, Embezzlement, Right of asylum, Facebook, GDPR, Russia, sanctions, Economic sanctions, Tunisia 7 min read
[Jurisprudence] Data protection: the power of the EDPB strengthened against Facebook February 14st, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EDPS, Facebook, GDPR, EU-USA 2 min read
[Case Law Chronicle October and November 2023] Part 1 – External Relations. Sanctions Confirmed Against Russian and Belarusian Oligarchs (v2) 22th November 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belarus, ECJ, Right of asylum, GDPR, information, Russia, sanctions 8 min read
V. Zelensky at the United Nations podium in New York (Ukr Presidency) [Notebook 21.09.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers 21 September 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser Afghanistan, Humanitarian aid, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, COPS, Schengen area, United States, EUTM Mali, Frontex, Ukraine War 2022, Nagorno Karabakh, Iran, Palestine, Poland, GDPR, PSDC, Sahel, Data transfer, Ukraine, visas 13 min read
[Case law chronicle September 2023] US Visas, CETA, Belarus & Russia Sanctions, Frontex, Europol, Data, Brands, Romania 14 September 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belarus, CETA, trade, Rule of law, Europol, Frontex, Borders, Internet, Kipod, Brand, GDPR, Backflows, Romania, Russia, EU-Canada, visas 10 min read
[Case law] Metadata. The Court of Justice drives home the point and sends a reminder of the law to France 23 September 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ECJ, criminality, GDPR 8 min read
[Case law] Murder of Elaine O'Hara. The retention of data by the police during a criminal investigation. Possible under certain strict conditions 15 April 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde criminality, GDPR, information 5 min read
[Notebook 24.03.2022]. Confidential. Summits. Defense. Industries. NATO. Diplomacy. Crises. Security. Powers March 24, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa, Germany, Armaments, Boko Haram, strategic compass, Bulgaria, COPS, Corruption, Cybersecurity, Exchange of information, espionage, EUTM Mali, European Peace Facility, Party financing, France, War, artificial intelligence, Minusma, Hypersonic missile, Pegasus, GDPR, Refugees, Rep. Czech, United Kingdom, Russia, Food Security , Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine 15 min read
[Jurisprudence] NSA, GCHQ, FRA… The mass data interception regime is legitimate if it is controlled from end to end (CEDH) 29 May 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde CEDH, GCHQ, Freedom of press, NSA, GDPR 5 min read
[Case law] Telephone tapping. The Council of State corrects the Court's course and returns to the primacy of law 23 April 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Board of state, Phones listening, France, Rule of law, GDPR 2 min read
[Notebook 02.03.2021]. Confidential. Defense. Equipment. Operations. Doctrine. Diplomacy. Penalties. Crisis areas. Neighborhood. Development. Security. Powers. People March 2, 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser Partnership Agreement, European Defense Agency, Humanitarian aid, Albania, Arménie, ASEAN, Fighter, Belgium, Burma, Climate change, DEVE commission, Conference on the future of Europe, COPS, Estonia, Rule of law, F-16, Fidesz, François-Xavier Bellamy, Frontex, Georgia, PPE group, Hungary, Jorge Domecq, Lithuania, UNMISS, Military mobility, United Nations, NATO, Netherlands, PESCO, Poland, PPE, GDPR, Repression, South Sudan, Toni Tolker-Nielsen, US, violence, Yemen 13 min read
[Notebook 27.02.2021]. Confidential. Defense. Equipment. Doctrine. EU diplomacy. Penalties. Crisis areas. Neighborhood. Security. Powers. Diary February 27st, 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser Arménie, Stop, Bulgaria, Colombia, COPS, Corruption, EU Court of Justice, David Sassoli, democracy, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Dobroslav Trnka, Drone, United Arab Emirates, Abductions, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, European Peace Facility, FEDEF, European Defense Fund, Greece, Infrastructure, Iran, Israel-Palestine, Italy, Japan, JCPOA, John Dalli, Kenya, Kosovo, Fight against piracy, Mick Wallace, mortars, Nathalie Loiseau, Niger, Nigeria, European Parliament, Netherlands, PESCO, GDPR, United Kingdom, Maritime safety, Singapore, Slovakia, submarines, Stefano Tomato, Turkey, US, Venezuela 13 min read
[Case law] Terrorism – Intelligence. The Court of Justice of the EU does not prohibit the retention of metadata, it regulates it 8 October 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Charter of Fundamental Rights, ECJ, Judge's control, Rule of law, Big room, Internet, GDPR, information, National security, Terrorisme 12 min read
[Case law] The EU-US Data Protection Shield canceled. A hard blow for the intelligence services (v2) July 17, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde CIA, court, Facebook, GAFA, Internet, metadata, NSA, Prism, GDPR, Social Media, EU-USA 8 min read
Notebook (17.07.2020). Confidential. Defense. EU diplomacy. Crises. Neighborhood. Development. Security. Powers. People. Jobs July 17, 2020 B2 Writing South Africa, European Defense Agency, calendar, Food aid, Humanitarian aid, Germany, Macro-financial assistance, Bulgaria, Christian Danielsson, COPS, International Penal Court, COVID-19, EU Defense, DG NEAR, EUFOR Althea, EUTM Somalia, Fabiano Zinzone, Francois-Xavier Lauch, Borders, Greece, Haiti, India, Jiří Šedivý, Jobs, Kuwait, Laurent Nunez, Legislative, Fight against terrorism, North Macedonia, MFF 2021-2027, MH17, Mladen Marinov, ONU, GDPR, information, United Kingdom, Sweden, Ukraine 10 min read
Notebook (15.04.2020). Defense. Operations. Equipment. Foreign policy. Crises. Human rights. Security. Powers. People 15 April 2020 B2 Writing Africa, calendar, Humanitarian aid, Saudi Arabia, western balkans, Bombardments, Boris Johnson, Budget 2020, Canada, Cease fire, containment, conflict, COPS, COVID-19, Crimea, Defender, EU Defense, Detention, Debt, IHL, Schengen area, Spain, EUNAVFOR Med, EUTM Mali, Exercices , Financing of terrorism, Frontex, General Haftar, NATO expert group, Hospitals, irini, Libya, Malta, ONU, NATO, GDPR, Russia, Sevastopol, TeamEurope, Tracing, Tracking, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen, Yuri Dmitriev 10 min read
[Case law] Privacy or national security. The attorney general sets the limits. French and Belgian laws in violation February 9st, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU Court of Justice, Fundamental rights, Internet, GDPR, Terrorisme, Privacy 6 min read
