We welcome the Commission's proposals on simplifying the regulations. However, we consider several aspects as being problematic, and therefore do not recommend accepting them at this stage. We summarise our views in the provided document as follows: (1) Definition of Personal Data: should be rejected as it drastically changes the scope of the GDPR, affects its rights, and has a material impact on the fundamental…
AAL
AI Accountability Lab (AIAL), Trinity College Dublin
Academic / research · Ireland · EU Transparency Register 976714493758-16
2
positions filed
in the 639 files tracked
1
legislative file
of 639 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 639 consultation files tracked so far (53,766 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 55 academic institutions on this site, they rank #35 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
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2024
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Trinity College Dublin is a member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU)
- and the Coimbra Group
- the EUA
- EARMA
- CHARM-EU
- Eurolife
- UNITECH
- Cluster
- EUF
- CASA
- Knowledge & Innovation Community
- IIEA (the institute of international and European Affairs
- and 1 more
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Sept 2026).
- Register category
- Academic institutions
- Registered as
- Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin (TCD)
- Head office
- Dublin, Ireland
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Sept 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
AI Accountability Lab (AIAL), Trinity College Dublin filed 2 positions between 14 Oct 2025 and 13 Mar 2026, across 1 of the 639 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
Regarding the scope and method of the omnibus proposal, AIAL has concerns regarding the justification of removing 'red tape' without a corresponding assessment of impacts to fundamental rights and freedoms. While the need for competitiveness is well understood, this lapse in typical rule making procedure is a severe risk to citizens as we increasingly see rights, especially those regarding digital services…
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