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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12752
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SECTORAL POLICIES / Home affairs

MEPs concerned about use of artificial intelligence by police and judicial authorities

Members of the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties discussed, on Tuesday 29 June, a report drafted by Petar Vitanov (S&D, Bulgaria) on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools by European police and judicial authorities.

By 36 votes to 24 with 6 abstentions, they called for a “human control” of these techniques, with open algorithms and public audits, and for a ban on “behavioural policing, private facial recognition databases and assigning scores to citizens”....

Contents

SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: Commission confirms its intention to establish a separate ETS for buildings and road transport
CONSUMERS: Commission proposes EU regulation to adapt General Product Safety Directive to digital age
CONSUMERS: European Commission proposes to revise Directive on credit agreements to prevent over-indebtedness in digital age
DIGITAL: Portuguese Presidency of EU Council calls for better cooperation between competent authorities
JUSTICE: electronic evidence, Presidency of Council of the EU is submitting two options to Member States on notification
HOME AFFAIRS: EU Member States adopt their mandate on new powers for Europol
HOME AFFAIRS: MEPs concerned about use of artificial intelligence by police and judicial authorities
TRANSPORT: EU Member States approve compromise reached with European Parliament on ‘Eurovignette’ Directive
FISHERIES: European Commission proposes to replace provisional EU/UK quotas with final figures for 2021
ANIMAL HEALTH: European Commission will present a proposal on phasing out cages by 2023
ENERGY: renewable energies have weathered effects of Covid-19 pandemic well, says Eurostat
INSTITUTIONAL
EU2021PT: we have not heard the last of the procedure concerning the Hungarian law discriminating against LGBTIQ people, pledges Ana Paula Zacarias
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Member States allow residents of eleven more third countries to re-enter EU without essential reasons
TAXATION: agreement in EU Council on a VAT exemption solely for goods and services distributed by EU during Covid-19 pandemic
HEALTH: European Parliament adopts its negotiating position on draft regulations aimed at strengthening mandates of EMA and ECDC
HEALTH: five Covid-19 therapies are under review and already on European Commission’s radar
TRADE: G20 countries have facilitated trade in medical products since start of pandemic, according to WTO
TRADE: extension of export licensing mechanism for Covid-19 vaccines enters into force
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: Commission agrees to extend derogations for certain controls in Northern Ireland Protocol for a further three months
SECURITY - DEFENCE
CSDP: EU Member States agree to launch mission in Mozambique
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
DEMOGRAPHY: European Commission will set up a “rural observatory”
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
BANKS: Banca delle Marche’s resolution was in essence determined by its failure, according to EU General Court
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COMPETITION: in-depth investigation into proposed acquisition of Air Europa by IAG
NEWS BRIEFS
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Elisabetta Siracusa appointed Senior Advisor to DG FISMA
ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 1.9% in June
SPACE: European Commission chooses ArianeGroup for three space surveillance projects
REGIONS: EUSF, European Commission announces €119 million for France, Greece and Croatia.
SOCIAL: health and safety at work, SMEunited calls for proper consideration of SMEs