Founded in September 2011, CEDPO aims to : - promote the role of the Data Protection Officer, - provide advice on balanced, practicable and effective data protection, and to contribute to a better harmonisation of data protection law and practices in the EU/EEA. In this light, position papers on legislative proposals such as the General Data Protection Regulation have been produced and presented to representatives of the EU Commission, the Parliament and the Council. In addition, CEDPO has made several contributions to other legislative and practical aspects of data protection. CEDPO is currently advising the European Commission on the application of the GDPR as member of a Multi Stakeholder Expert Group. We also participate regularly at Workshops of the European Data Protection Board in order to provide our practical view on GDPR related topics.