The concept of the essence of a fundamental right – set out in Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the „Charter”) – operates as a constant reminder that our core values as Europeans are absolute. In other words, they are not up for balancing. As the seminal judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (the „CJEU”) in Schrems shows, where a measure imposes a limitation on the exercise o...