Data protection and MiFID and MiFIR proposals

The blog entry Markets in Financial Instruments Directive MiFID review search rounded up the Commission's press material and the proposed Directive and Regulation: MiFID COM(2011) 656 and MiFIR COM(2011) 652. Because the co-legislators have the final say, the mandatory or voluntary opinions contributing to the end result are often overlooked. Therefore I want to present the official opinions regarding the two drafts, starting with the EDPS. Read Data protection and MiFID and MiFIR proposals.