“The international trade and civil liberties committees held a hearing on June, 16th to discuss how to reconcile the need for data protection with trade agreements that boost business in the EU, an iisue that has gained importance due to the upcoming reform of EU data protection rules. “ German S&D member Bernd Lange and UK S&D member Claude Moraes chaired the hearing, which was divided in two panels. Participants included MEPs, Giovanni Buttarelli the European Data Protection Supervisor, as well as representatives fro the European Commission, NGOs and business organisations.
http://europe-liberte-securite-justice.org/2015/07/30/trade-agreements-and-data-flows-safeguarding-the-eu-data-protection-standards/#more-11143