# Fidias Panayiotou (MEP): Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority

- Type: Enforcement
- Source: Cypriot Data Protection Commissioner
- Date: 2026-09-17
- Original: https://www.enforcementtracker.com/ETid-3381
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/607191
- Topics: Supervision, Supervisory Authorities

## Summary

The Cypriot Data Protection Commissioner fined Member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou €6,000 for insufficient cooperation with the supervisory authority, in violation of Article 31 GDPR. The enforcement action addressed Panayiotou's failure to properly fulfill his obligation to cooperate with the authority's investigative procedures. The Commissioner imposed the monetary penalty on September 17, 2026.

## Full text

Cypriot Data Protection Commissioner fined Fidias Panayiotou (MEP) €6,000 on 2026-09-17 for: Insufficient cooperation with supervisory authority.
GDPR Articles: Art. 31 GDPR
Sector: Individuals and Private Associations
Country: Cyprus
Source: https://www.gov.cy/media/sites/67/2026/09/AGORA-17-09-2026.pdf

## Cited law provisions (1)

### GDPR — gdpr-art-31-en

The controller and the processor and, where applicable, their representatives, shall cooperate, on request, with the supervisory authority in the performance of its tasks.

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