The European Union’s executive branch has a brand new engine. Following the European Parliament’s election earlier this year and after months of political manoeuvring, a new European Commission is now in place and fully operational. The Commission’s functions remain as they were but under a revised structure of one president – Jean-Claude Juncker – seven vice-presidents responsible for designated policy areas and 20 commissioners. As the main policy making body in the European Union, the Commission continues to be in charge of pushing forward the ongoing data protection legislative reform that will lead to a new legal framework for privacy across the EU.