EU Trade Determinations

The EU has tough data protection standards and is ensuring that everyone in the bloc upholds those standards. This is a victory for those who have feared that privacy could be undermined with information. The EU has approved of new language that they expect everyone to incorporate into future trade pacts to create a priority of privacy at the expense of free trade. This is intended to make it clear that the EU’s right to personal privacy won’t dissipate during trade negotiations with non-EU countries.