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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12806
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Digital

European Parliament calls for permanent ban on facial recognition in public spaces

06/10/2021 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament approved by 377 votes to 248 with 62 abstentions the report by Petar Vitanov (S&D, Bulgaria) on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by police and judicial authorities in criminal matters (see EUROPE 12805/20). In particular, MEPs called for a permanent ban on automated recognition of individuals in public spaces, noting that citizens should only be monitored when they are suspected of a crime, a statement said. A message described as “historic” by Greens/EFA MEP Patrick Breyer. To ensure that fundamental rights are respected when these artificial intelligence technologies are used, algorithms should be transparent, traceable and sufficiently documented, say MEPs. The ban on private facial recognition databases was again adopted. Link to text: https://bit.ly/2WMje3z (SP)

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
WESTERN BALKANS: EU Member States’ leaders reiterate their commitment to region
ENERGY: with energy prices soaring, EU leaders will set about finding solutions at end of October
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: for Charles Michel, “strong allies make strong alliances”
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: ‘Fit for 55’ package, Member States begin to unveil their positions
CLIMATE: EU Member States agree on a common position for COP26
ENERGY: Member States divided on what action to take at EU level to tackle rising energy prices
ENVIRONMENT: EU27 Environment Ministers support new EU forest strategy for healthy forests
ENVIRONMENT: new EU Aarhus Regulation to improve public access to environmental justice adopted
AGRICULTURE: European Commission extends support measures for wine sector
FISHERIES: European Commission tries to find solution to Franco-British licensing dispute
COMPANIES: SME Envoys network discusses definition of SMEs
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
ENERGY: faced with rising prices, several groups in European Parliament call for an investigation into market manipulation
ECONOMY: European Commission not saying much about Hungarian and Polish recovery plan negotiations
TAXATION: after Pandora Papers, MEPs try to overcome feeling of powerlessness
WOMEN: MEPs call for better consideration of victims of domestic violence when awarding custody rights
DEVELOPMENT:  European Parliament adopts ‘Rivasi’ report calling for coherent EU policies to protect global biodiversity
CLIMATE/FINANCE: European Parliament rejects two requests to object to first delegated act on EU taxonomy
DIGITAL: European Parliament calls for permanent ban on facial recognition in public spaces
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
POLAND: decisions to transfer judges without their consent must provide necessary safeguards and remedies or principle of independence will be jeopardised, says EU Court of Justice
WOMEN: EU Court of Justice says EU27 cannot make ratification of Istanbul Convention contingent on prior “common accord”
COMPETITION: victims of competition law infringement can claim damages from parent company’s subsidiary, according to EU Court of Justice
HOME AFFAIRS: Advocate General says Member States may periodically renew controls within the Schengen area if justified by serious threats
STATE AID: case concerning illegal UK tax regime for multinationals based in Gibraltar is closed
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET: proposed revenue collection changes do not go far enough, says EU Court of Auditors
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: appointments in DGs Justice and Consumers, Publications Office and International Partnerships
ECONOMY - FINANCE
STATE AID: European Commission submits draft proposal to further facilitate measures promoting green and digital transition
NEWS BRIEFS
DEMOCRACY: opening of competence centre on participatory democracy
SPACE: Eurospace sets out its proposals for improving ESA’s procurement policy
SPACE: Eutelsat increases its stake in OneWeb constellation
DIGITAL: Commission consults to make digital multimodal mobility services more transparent
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: new president of Renew Europe to be elected on 19 October
REGIONS: European Commission’s Joint Research Centre launches centre to support participatory democracy activities