Guideline
European Central Bank issues opinion on the Digital Omnibus
- Date
- Status
- final
- Body
- Europese Centrale Bank
- Reference
- CON/2026/9 (CELEX 52026AB0009)
What it is about
On 10 March 2026, at the request of the European Parliament (9 December 2025), the ECB issued an opinion on the Digital Omnibus proposal COM(2025)837. The ECB broadly supports the proposal. It asks for a clearer definition of 'public emergency' for access to private data. It also wants joint controllers to be able to submit a single breach notification through the new single entry point. Finally, it opposes bringing DORA incident reporting into that single entry point.
What this means in practice
This opinion has no direct legal consequence for controllers or processors. It is a non-binding step in the legislative procedure. The ECB proposal for a single joint breach notification by joint controllers may still shape the final text.
Source: EUR-Lex, ECB-advies CON/2026/9 (CELEX 52026AB0009)checked on 15 September 2026
Summary and practical reading by Praxikon. Not legal advice; the source prevails.
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Guidelines
- European Economic and Social Committee adopts opinion on the Digital Omnibus
2026-03-18 · final, Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité
- EDPB and EDPS adopt Joint Opinion 2/2026 on the Digital Omnibus
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- Dutch DPA (AP) publishes position paper on the Digital Omnibus and the AI Omnibus
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- Committee of the Regions adopts opinion on the Digital Omnibus
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- Commission publishes Digital Omnibus proposal COM(2025) 837
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- Proposal: breach notification only for high risk, within 96 hours, via a single entry point (Article 33 GDPR)
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