# Processing and freedom of expression and information 85(1) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (85(1)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-85#par-1
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Part of **Processing and freedom of expression and information** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-85).

## Provision text

### 85(1)

Member States shall by law reconcile the right to the protection of personal data pursuant to this Regulation with the right to freedom of expression and information, including processing for journalistic purposes and the purposes of academic, artistic or literary expression.


## Topics on this provision

- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **CJEU - C‑199/24 - Legal Newsdesk Sweden AB** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/108998
- **Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 20 October 2022.#Komisia za zashtita na lichnite danni and Tsentralna izbiratelna komisia v Koalitsia „Demokratichna Bulgaria - Obedinenie“.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Varhoven administrativen sad.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Scope – Article 2(2)(a) – Concept of ‘activity which falls outside the scope of Union law’ – National and European elections – Article 6(1)(e) – Lawful** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132307
- **Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 20 October 2022.#Komisia za zashtita na lichnite danni and Tsentralna izbiratelna komisia v Koalitsia „Demokratichna Bulgaria - Obedinenie“.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Varhoven administrativen sad.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Scope – Article 2(2)(a) – Concept of ‘activity which falls outside the scope of Union law’ – National and European elections – Article 6(1)(e) – Lawful** ¶60 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132307

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