For the EU, "relations with Argentina have not been as good for a long time" | Chronic

Vera Jourová, welcomed this Thursday in Buenos Aires that relations between the European Union (EU) and Argentina "They have not been so good for a long time" and emphasized "very important paper" that the country has played to reach the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU.

European trade agreements "they are always designed as profit-profit agreements, designed to be bridges and not walls", said the official and badured that the pact is aimed "Send a very strong signal to all that Argentina and Europe share the same values ​​and are ready to invest and create jobs."

"The pact aims to send a strong message to the world that Argentina and Europe share the same values ​​and are ready to invest and create jobs."

"We want to live in an open world, based on rules that we negotiate and agree together, and not on rules elaborated by the strongest or the one who screams the loudest", continued Jourová pointing out that these pacts "They are a very clear statement against protectionism".

At a press conference in Puerto Madero, Jourová acknowledged that the agreement recently signed between the EU and Mercosur "There is a political chapter that is not finished yet, but is about to end."

"I am convinced that the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur will be a very good tool to improve the situation here in Argentina", badyzed the political leader of Czech origin during a brief visit to the country to meet with the government on issues related to the protection of personal data.

The head of the European Commission – the body representing the executive of the old continent – stressed that "both in the European Union and in Argentina, we recognize that the right to the protection of personal data is an individual right of the individual", and considered that "Protecting the privacy of individuals is a democratic imperative but also an economic necessity, a condition for development".

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And, he pointed out that Argentina is part of a group of eleven countries with which there is a series of "similar regulatory standards" as regards the protection of privacy, and after the approval in 2018 of the General Personal Data Regulation (GPRPR) in the EU, a window was opened until May 2020 the material and update the standards.

"About that, we talked with (the chief of staff, Marcos) Peña and other authorities, with regard to the new law (on the protection of personal data) to be dealt with in Argentina ", he said and said the government "He sees how to modernize his law."

"I am convinced that the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur will be a very good tool to improve the situation here in Argentina"

For Jourová, this is a key aspect since "This convergence in the development of international privacy standards offers new opportunities to facilitate the flow of data and commerce".

After recalling the case of Facebook and the consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, he said it was necessary "improve people's confidence in the provision of personal data."

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With this in mind, he expressed support for a G20 initiative to promote a summary concept as follows: "Free data flow with confidence" Between the countries, "with a high level of security and protection".

"It was a great pleasure to meet Marcos Peña @marquitospena to discuss the #EU-Argentina digital transformation and data protection cooperation.We are ready to successfully take advantage of the conclusion of the EU trade agreement -Mercosur and to work together in bilateral, regional and global forums ", Vera posted on her Twitter account

"This can be very useful for countries, in order to thwart unfair competition and" dumping "of data, when there is a situation of unregulated access of personal data by governments and measures protectionists, such as the location requirements imposed by the data "he explained.

Jorouvá reported that she is a promoter of "digital diplomacy", a set of values ​​based on the RGDP standard "give people the right to repossess their data, their digital identity."

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"We want every citizen to feel and exercise their new rights in areas such as privacy or the right to be forgotten, or to transfer their personal data to someone else." , that there is informed consent ", he added.

In addition, "We have to take into account the fact that these personal data, which constitute digital identity, are used as money," he recalled and said: "It's a other strong reasons why people have to keep them under control ".