News, Publications and Consultations from the Past Week
News CW 37 (09.09.2024-15.09.2024)
Global AI agreement: On 5 September, the EU, the UK, the US and Israel signed the world’s first treaty on the protection of human rights in AI technology in Vilnius. However, the treaty has been criticised by civil society organisations as it is considered to have been watered down due to the exclusion of the private sector and numerous exceptions. (Euractiv.com)
EU Commission seeks senior AI advisor: The European Commission has published an internal job advertisement for a lead scientific advisor for artificial intelligence, causing a stir in Brussels. The position is based within the Directorate-General CNECT and is intended to oversee technological development in relation to general AI models such as ChatGPT. Critics, including MEPs, have criticised the fact that the position was not advertised externally. (Euractiv.com)
CSAM Regulation: The Hungarian proposal for combatting online child abuse meets with resistance. At the meeting of EU Member States on 4 September 2024, it became clear that the Hungarian draft law to combat online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) continues to encounter opposition. Although Hungary aims to reach a consensus by October, some Member States are not in favour of the latest approach. (Euractiv.com)
Selected Publications from the EP Think Tank
Hate speech and hate crime: Time to act?
The geopolitics of technology: Charting the EU’s path in a competitive world
Ongoing Relevant European Commission Consultations
Digital Europe programme – interim evaluation (until 20.09.2024)
Protection of minors – Guidelines (until 30/09/2024)
Selections of the CW 37 (09.09.2024-15.09.2024)
Council:
The current preview of the Council’s work for the upcoming days until 15 September 2024 can be found here.
Summit and Ministerial Meeting:
There are no Council meetings of relevance to the Internet industry this week.
Preparatory Bodies:
General Affairs Group, 09.09.2024, Agenda
Intellectual Property Group, 09.09.2024
Technical Harmonisation Group, 09.09.2024
COREPER (1st part), 11.09.2024
COREPER (2nd part), 11.09.2024
Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues, 11.09.2024
Working Party on Telecommunications and Information Society, 12.09.2024
An overview of the various Council dates can be found here.
Commission:
The agenda of the current Commission meeting was not available at our time of writing. You may be able to find it on the Commission’s website in the near future.
Parliament:
Plenary Sittings
There are no plenary sessions of the European Parliament taking place this week.
Here you will find a list of the upcoming dates of the European Parliament. The calendar of the plenary sittings for 2024 is available here (PDF).
Committees
LIBE Committee (Civil Liberties)
No meeting of the LIBE Committee has been scheduled for this week.
No meeting of the JURI Committee has been scheduled for this week.
The agenda for the current meeting of the ITRE Committee on 12 September 2024 can be found here.
IMCO Committee (Single Market)
The agenda for the current meeting of the IMCO Committee on 12 September 2024 can be found here.
CULT Committee (Culture and Education)
No meeting of the IMCO Committee has been scheduled for this week.
Outlook:
An overview of the following session weeks can be found here. The provisional agenda for the upcoming plenary session can be found here.
European Court of Justice
You can find the judicial calendar of the ECJ here.
