The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) last week announced its co-ordinated enforcement framework (CEF) action for 2025, involving 32 data protection authorities across Europe.

The CEF’s focus for 2025 will be the implementation of the right to erasure, also known as the “right to be forgotten”, under Article 17 of the GDPR.

The topic was selected during the EDPB’s October 2024 plenary because it is one of the most frequently exercised GDPR rights and one about which data protection authorities frequently receive complaints from individuals.

In a statement, the DPC said: “The DPC will take part in this action by sending questionnaires to 40 data controllers across the public and private sectors to aid a fact-finding exercise.

“The results will be aggregated and analysed together to generate deeper insight into the topic, allowing for targeted follow-ups on both national and EU levels.

“This action is the fourth initiative under the co-ordinated enforcement framework (CEF), whose objectives include cooperation between data protection authorities.

“The DPC contributed to the 2024 CEF action on the right of access in February last year.”