While negotiations on the artificial intelligence regulation have just begun in the European Parliament (Europe.Table reported), the Council has already made significant progress. In mid-January, the French Council Presidency presented its first compromise proposal. It concerns the requirements for high-risk AI systems (Chapter 2, Articles 8-15 and Annex 4). In Article 10 (3) on data […]
Under the name “Becoming Tech Allies,” the European umbrella organization Digital Europe published 24 objectives for the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) on Wednesday. These are intended to act as a kind of roadmap for the body’s ten working groups and are to be achieved by 2024. After the political level of the body […]
Just in time for today’s start of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament has published a new study on biometric facial recognition draw attention to the impact of the controversial technology on human rights and the rule of law. “Sporting events are a major excuse to experiment with and […]
The first political trilogue on the Digital Services Act (DSA) lasted just under an hour yesterday afternoon. Representatives from the Commission, the French Council Presidency, and the European Parliament reiterated their priorities and officially launched the interinstitutional negotiations. The atmosphere was amicable and, given the different positions, almost a bit too confident, reported a member […]
“We don’t comment on comments made by others” is a principle that the European Commission’s Spokesperson’s Service established for good reasons. Even before politicians discovered social media, just about every little thing deserved to be commented on – in the political sense, of course. And where would the Commission end up if it took a […]
“What is illegal offline should also be illegal online” – that’s the European Commission’s credo for the two key platform laws Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. It also forms the basis for the declaration on digital rights and principles that the authority presented on Wednesday: “The declaration makes it clear: The rights we […]
After a months-long competence dispute blocked the start of negotiations on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulation in the European Parliament, the lead committees IMCO (Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee) and LIBE (Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee) held a first joint debate on Tuesday afternoon. For two and a half hours, MEPs confronted […]
On Monday, the Dutch consumer and market regulator ACM (Autoriteit Consument en Markt) imposed a €5 million fine on Apple. The authority had already ordered the US company in August to ensure dating app providers access to its app store in the Netherlands even if they offer users alternative payment methods (other than Apple’s in-app […]
“Avoid eating too much fat, sugar, and salt” or “Eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day” – To French people, these well-meaning but to German ears patronizing-sounding advice are everywhere. Since 2007, they have been mandatory in advertising for many foods in France. Alcohol is also affected by the notices: no […]
SPD politician Evelyne Gebhardt is a member of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) and Vice-Chair of the Delegation for Parliamentary Relations with the People’s Republic of China. Her Franco-German perspective helped her decisively in forging compromises. She is committed to a social single market with strong consumer protection, as well as gender […]