"EurActiv has learned that the EU executive [the Commission] instead believes that a mandate to push forward with new rules by spring next year remains possible, and that this can be achieved even in the
“EurActiv has learned that the EU executive [the Commission] instead believes that a mandate to push forward with new rules by spring next year remains possible, and that this can be achieved even in the face of strong opposition from the UK.”
See the full text: EU to push ahead on data protection despite UK opposition (euractiv, link)