A regional parliament liaison asks which EU institution typically proposes updates to the European data-protection legislative stack. Which answer is correct?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
In the EU kitchen, the Commission usually writes the first draft of the big legislative recipe. Parliament and Council then debate and adopt, but the classic starting whistle for EU DP instruments is a Commission proposal—not city mayors, trade chambers alone, or the US FTC.
Full Explanation
The European Commission typically holds the right of legislative initiative and proposes EU legislative updates in the data-protection field. Regional parliament liaisons should separate proposal from adoption: Commission proposes; Parliament and Council of the EU participate in adoption under the applicable procedure. National chambers of commerce do not exclusively draft and enact EU regulations without Commission involvement. The US Federal Trade Commission does not propose GDPR amendments that bind Member States. Municipal mayors do not jointly replace the Commission as sole proposers of EU data-protection regulations. Exam caveat: initiative-role stems target the Commission—not US agencies or local mayors. Operational check: when civic stakeholders lobby for “a new EU privacy rule,” route them toward Commission consultation and legislative-monitoring channels rather than drafting ordinances that pretend to amend the GDPR locally. For municipal teams, keep a one-page decision note that states the governing instrument, why competing labels fail, and what evidence would change the conclusion. Document the decision trail so auditors can see how the civic team matched facts to the correct legal category rather than to a slogan.