Abstract
This thesis reviews Colombia’s current data protection framework to determine which challenges it faces to be recognized by the European Union as a third country with an adequate level of protection. Therefore, the reader will find an analysis of relevant aspects of the Colombian legal system according to the parameters established by the recent European General Data Protection Regulation and European institutions. Particularly, the study focused on the aspects that the European Commission should take into account when determining eligibility, such as the abundant jurisprudence of the Colombian Constitutional Court which has created special rulings and rights such as the right to be forgotten. This thesis will be useful in one aspect to indicate Colombia’s law challenges and alternatives to correct them, and in another, it can serve as a guide for those third countries that seek the same recognition from the EU.