On Friday 16 April Dr. Josep Cañabate, tenure-eligible professor SH at the UAB and an expert in data protection, gave a seminar on “General Data Protection Regulation and the “Brussels effect “: the impact on the United States and Asia Eastern of the EU privacy regulations.

The session addressed important issues such as the influence of the European Regulation on third states, the reforms in US and Asian laws in order to bring data protection standards into line with EU laws, and the evolution of this fundamental right in general.

The session was held in a mixed format (face-to-face and virtual) and was aimed at students of the Master’s Degree in European Integration.

Dr Josep Cañabate and the IEE director, Dr. Josep Maria de Dios