This WEEK in the European Union

Two slow weeks are coming up in the EU due to the Easter break, with economic governance, the 2012 draft budget and a review of the data retention directive on the agenda of EU institutions.

On Monday (18 April), the European Commission will publish its review of the data retention law, obliging telecommunication companies to store up to two years of data on the phone calls and emails sent and received by their customers.

Data protection authorities and activists have repeatedly ...