'A "directive" is a legislative act that sets out a goal that all EU countries must achieve. However, it is up to the individual countries to devise their own laws on how to reach these goals.'
> A "directive" is a legislative act that sets out ...
Maybe my wording was a bit vague. How about: "The GDPR is an EU Regulation which is, by definition, a binding legislative act which applies in its entirety across the EU without the need for Member States to pass any further national legislation. This is different to EU Directives, which EU Member Sates will implement by translating them into their own national law - which in turn does give Member States room to 'interpret' the Directive's requirements - subject to legal challenge in the Court of Justice of the European Union"
Maybe my wording was a bit vague. How about: "The GDPR is an EU Regulation which is, by definition, a binding legislative act which applies in its entirety across the EU without the need for Member States to pass any further national legislation. This is different to EU Directives, which EU Member Sates will implement by translating them into their own national law - which in turn does give Member States room to 'interpret' the Directive's requirements - subject to legal challenge in the Court of Justice of the European Union"