Welcome to the first issue of the PACE newsletter. This newsletter aims to share information on data protection in the context of civil enforcement and is addressed to enforcement agents, judicial officers and GDPR experts across the European Union and candidate countries.
Stay tuned to get regular updates on the project activities, including cross-border training activities for enforcement agents and trainers, data and resources on GDPR procedures in civil enforcement.
Our Project
The PACE project “Creating Privacy Awareness in Civil Enforcement” examines the intersection of civil enforcement and data protection and aims to contribute to the effective and coherent application of EU data protection law in civil enforcement procedures.
To achieve this, the project will design practical training courses and organize training seminars for trainers and for over 300 judicial officers from the 26 MS plus 4 candidate countries (Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro).
The project is a continuation of the highly successful EU Enforcement Atlas project.
We invite you to visit the PACE website to learn more about the project’s objectives and activities and to check out the updated and enriched material.
PACE is implemented by the Center for European Constitutional Law – Themistocles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation, in collaboration with the International Union of Judicial Officers.
Initial PACE Research findings
Over 644 professionals took part in an online survey on challenges and gaps in civil enforcement proceedings in the EU. 24 key informants from 21 EU Member States and 3 Candidate Countries (Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia) participated in in-depth interviews. Read the findings in the report on challenges and gaps related to data protection in civil enforcement proceedings in the EU.
Knowledge products
How is data protection relevant to the work of an enforcement agent? How does the GDPR affect or change their day-to-day activities? The PACE Practical Guide for data protection in enforcement explores key principles and provisions of the Data Protection Regulation from the perspective of enforcement agents. You can explore the Guidehere.
Upcoming activities
Selection of national trainers and Transnational Train-the-Trainers workshops
Three 3-day transnational Train the Trainers workshops will be organised online for a total of 52 trainers (2 trainers/member state) and will aim to create a network of experts who can deliver training on data protection in civil enforcement to their peers across the EU.
Transnational Train-the-Trainers workshops dates
The ToT workshops will be delivered in three groups over the following dates:
- 11-12-13.01.2024
- 18-19-20.01.2024
- 12-13-14.02.2024
Each group comprises of a maximum of 25 people, on a first come first served basis.
Expression of interest
Are you a judicial officer/enforcement agent/data protection officer or judicial trainer involved in civil enforcement? Are you experienced in designing and delivering training and developing training materials? Are you interested to learn more about data protection? Are you interested to become a trainer for the PACE project?
You can find more info on the requirements and process to participate in the ToT seminars here.
You can express your interest to become a (national) trainer here.
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