Diritti fondamentali, corte di giustizia e riforma del sistema ue di protezione dei dati

The protection of personal data is currently at the center of the EU legislative action: identified as a political priority by the Juncker Commission, it is the object of an ongoing comprehensive reform. The article addresses the question of the balancing between, on the one hand, the fundamental right to data protection and, on the other hand, other fundamental rights and public interests, with particular reference to the recent case law of the European Court of Justice. It follows from the most recent jurisprudence (Google Spain, Digital Rights Ireland) that the protection of personal data may prevail over other rights an interests and that any exception to that fundamental right has to be duly justified and subject to a number of clear and specific safeguards. Finally, the article examines the implication of the case law on pending legislative proposals and on international agreements concluded or being negotiated by the European Union