Tag: EUCS
Last EU-US tech council before elections, cloud sovereignty requirements deleted from EUCS – Euractiv
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“Regardless of whoever is going to be next year in the White House or in the Berlaymont, this strength has to continue to be nurtured and developed.”
– An EU official said at the EU-US Trade and Technology Council in Leuven, Belgium, on Thursday.
Story of the week: The European Commission played down fears that the EU-US
AI trilogue’s round one, the EUCS opposition front – EURACTIV.com
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“We heard several times from presidencies that the world would end if we didn’t take a deal. Eventually, we got a better deal with the following presidency.”
-Brando Benifei, European Parliament’s co-rapporteur for the AI Act
Story of the week: After 22 hours of intense negotiations, exhausted EU policymakers called for a recess until Friday morning. Despite
Foundation model discussions heat up, EUCS mediation attempt – EURACTIV.com
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“In Parliament, there is a clear majority position in wanting obligations, perhaps limited but clear, for the developers of the most powerful models.”
-European Parliament’s co-rapporteur Brando Benifei
Story of the week: The heated discussion on foundation models seems far from settled after an intense week of negotiations. On Sunday, France, Germany and Italy showed their hand
AI Act’s last mile, MEPs throw the gauntlet on EUCS – EURACTIV.com
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“Pushing everything to the last minute is not a good approach. It means taking risks.”
-An EU official on the AI Act’s trilogues
Story of the week: EU policymakers met Tuesday evening for the fourth trilogue on the AI Act. Despite some unwary press statements, none of those involved seriously expected a political compromise at this stage.
AI Act committee vote, EUCS tiered approach – EURACTIV.com
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“We are on the verge of building a real landmark legislation for the digital landscape, not only for Europe but also for the entire world.”
-Brando Benifei, co-rapporteur for the Artificial Intelligence Act
Story of the week: MEPs endorsed the AI Act report in the leading committees with a vast majority, paving the way for a plenary
EUCS options, ‘fair share’ questionnaire – EURACTIV.com
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“We are willing to discuss possible solutions brought up in the discussions regarding the issue on INL [Independence to non-EU law] criteria.”
– Joint document: alternative solutions regarding the issue of Independence to non-EU law in the context of EUCS
Story of the week: The inclusion of sovereignty requirements that would exclude foreign companies from qualifying for
EUCS increasingly political, platform worker status derogations – EURACTIV.com
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“Due to the fact that the discussion has also reached a political dimension, we see a high common demand to discuss the issue of transparency regarding the drafting process as well as the need and the kind of implementation of such immunity or sovereignty requirements.”
-Letter from the German government addressed to the European Commission
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