On Friday 8 December, after 36 hours of trialogue negotiations, the European institutions finally reached agreement on the AI Act. A joint press conference was held on 9 December where the two  lead MEPs, the Secretary of State for digitalisation and artificial intelligence, and the EU Commissioner in charge presented the key elements of the agreement.

As of today, the British decision to approve transfers to the USA comes into effect. This means that transfers to the USA are now legally permissible from both the United Kingdom and the European Union. The decisions currently in place likely also mean that further transfers from the USA can be accepted - these are known as onward transfers.

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Managing Associate

Kristina has been working with privacy and IT law for more than 12 years and has broad expertise from working in both public and private sectors.

Kristina previously led the privacy team at Telenor Group, one of Europe's largest telecommunications companies. At Telenor, Kristina worked operationally and strategically with privacy, as well as being in charge of developing the framework for internal controls and governance across the group. She has good insights into the needs and issues faced by international technology companies.

Additionally, Kristina has worked with legislation and policy-making in the fields of privacy and digitalisation at the European Commission and at the Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation.

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Kristina has been working with privacy and IT law for more than 10 years and has broad expertise from working in both public and private sectors.

Kristina Nesset Kjerstad

Policy Officer / Seconded National Expert

National Expert in Professional Training, DG Connect

Course leader, Privacy in Public Administration