Starting at minute 01:41, Dr Stefan Brink and Carl Nowak talk about the unsuccessful attempts of a journalist to obtain the Kohl files, which are in the possession of the widow Maike Kohl-Richter. Unfortunately, it is almost a habit in Germany for outgoing members of government to take files home instead of handing them over to the Federal Archives. Does the Freedom of Information Act impose an obligation on public authorities to retrieve “lost” files?
Afterwards (14:14), Stefan and Carl talk about an increase in data protection submissions from 2024 to 2025 to the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and the Lower Saxony State Data Protection Commissioner. What could be the causes?
Finally, from minute (30:00) onwards, an ECJ ruling from 29 January C-291/24 on the EU Money Laundering Directive is discussed. This concerned the legal requirements in Austrian law regarding the liability of a legal entity for compliance violations. What does this decision have to do with data protection?