The Irishdata-protectionauthoritysaiditcouldnotsecond-guessthe EuropeanCommission, which, by signingthe safe-harbourpact, haddeclaredAmerica'sdata-protection rules adequate.
The European Commission has warned that the bills on Hungary's central bank, the judiciary and dataprotectionauthority put those bodies' independence at risk.
"Like the European Commission, Hungary regards the independence of the national bank, the justice system and the dataprotectionauthority as fundamentally important, " it said.