https://thenextweb.com/politics/2019/08/06/the-uk-illegally-copied-sensitive-eu-data-but-the-eu-doesnt-seem-to-care/

On July 24, high-level EU officials finally confirmed the UK made illegal copies of classified personal information from an EU database. Despite this, it doesn’t seem the EU Commission seems will take any action, which — to concerned members of European Parliament — highlights its and EU member states’ hypocritical and dangerous approach to people’s privacy. 

When Julian King, the European commissioner for security, acknowledged the existence of the secret report detailing the UK’s illegal and sloppy data practices — which the EU Observer revealed in 2018 — he added that “there are a number of member states that have challenges in this area.” While the remark might have been made to decrease the severity of the UK’s infraction, for MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld it only hints at a bigger systemic problem.