In a video address in recognition of Data Protection Day 2011, European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx and Assistant Supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli outline the main priorities and challenges for data protection in the coming year. With regards to the European Commission's review of the EU data protection framework, Hustinx emphasized that "there is no room for mistakes here. The challenges are huge." He added that his office expects the European Commission to "seize the opportunity to come up with ambitious proposals for parliament and the council." The two also discussed compliance monitoring, the Stockholm Programme and the need for privacy by design.
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