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The Information and Privacy Agency requires businesses that install cameras to comply with the criteria of the Personal Data Protection Law

July 15, 2024, Pristina The Information and Privacy Agency, in the framework of the protection of personal data of citizens, namely the supervision of the implementation of Law No. 06/L-082 for Personal Data Protection, security improvement, and property protection, requires businesses to take actions to ensure compliance with legal obligations. Businesses using surveillance cameras must […]

The Information and Privacy Agency requires citizens to respect the law when placing cameras on private property

July 8, 2024, Pristina The Information and Privacy Agency, within the measures for the protection of personal data of the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo, calls on all persons who decide to install surveillance cameras in private facilities to have in mind the criteria for the protection of privacy and security measures. IPA has […]

Workshop on the Justice System facing the Protection of Personal Data and Access to Public Documents

The Agency for Information and Privacy, with the support of EULEX Kosovo and the Academy of Law, has organized a workshop on the topic “Justice in the face of Personal Data Protection and Access to Public Documents”. The workshop brought together representatives from the rule of law institutions, including judges, prosecutors, representatives from the Kosovo […]

“The right to private and family life and the concept of negative and positive obligations of the state under the European Convention on Human Rights” were the main topics in the two-day training organized by the Office of the Council of Europe in Kosovo in support of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo.

Inspectors of the Information and Privacy Agency contributed to the training with their expertise in personal data protection issues and trends in Kosovo. Discussions included challenges and advances in the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Law, new technologies that affect citizens’ privacy, and effective oversight mechanisms for the protection of personal data. Other important […]

The Commissioner of the Information and Privacy Agency, Ms Krenare Sogojeva-Dermaku, participating in the International Conference of Information Commissioners – ICIC

The Commissioner of the Information and Privacy Agency, Mrs. Krenare Sogojeva-Dermaku, participated in the International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC) held in Tirana from June 3 to 5, 2024. In the conference with the theme “Empowering individuals through access to information, ensuring transparency and all inclusion in an interconnected world”, the Commissioner of the Agency […]

The Information and Privacy Agency continues its information activities with the Municipalities of the Republic of Kosovo

In the framework of informational activities to ensure the implementation of legal obligations for the protection of personal data and access to public documents, the AIP Commissioner, Mrs. Krenare Sogojeva-Dermaku and the General Director, Lumnije Demi have held a meeting with the Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Fushë Kosova, Mr. Besnik Osmani. Also, in […]

The Agency for Information and Privacy continues the informative meetings with the Mayors of the Municipalities of the Republic of Kosovo on the protection of personal data and access to public documents

Within the framework of the implementation of the six-month work plan of the Agency, for the promotion of the right to access to information and the protection of personal data, namely ensuring the implementation of the Law on Access to Public Documents and the Law on the Protection of Personal Data, the Director of General […]

After 25 years, the Commander of the British troops who first entered Kosovo, General Paul Gibson visits his former office at the Information and Privacy Agency.

The Commissioner for Information and Privacy, Krenare Sogojeva-Dermaku, had the honor of welcoming General Paul Gibson, now Director of the Security in Complex Environment Group (SCEG), to the meeting. General Paul Gibson, former commanding officer of the 1st Battalion of the Parachute Regiment, was among the first British troops to enter Kosovo on 13 June […]

Panel Discussion on the Right to Information and Privacy in the Digital World; The situation in the Western Balkans, organized by the Information and Privacy Agency in partnership with the Balkan Network of Investigative Journalism – BIRN

The Commissioner for Information and Privacy, Krenare Sogojeva Dermaku, in partnership with BIRN, co-organized a panel discussion, within the “Internet Freedom Meet 2024” Conference, which brought together government officials, civil society organizations, rights activists digital media, journalists and Internet technology and policy enthusiasts from all Western Balkan countries. In the panel entitled “The Right to […]

The Memorandum of Cooperation between the Agency for Information and Privacy in Kosovo and the Agency for the Protection of Personal Data of North Macedonia is signed.

June 18, 2024, Skopje, North Macedonia The Commissioner of the Information and Privacy Agency, Krenare Sogojeva Dermaku and the Director of the Personal Data Protection Agency, Imer Aliu, have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for the exchange of best practices and experiences in the field of personal data protection between the two countries. With the […]