More details are now know about the MEPs who will be working on the most important digital files of the year.
Three parliamentary committees are responsible for the ‘omnibus’ simplification of digital legislation: Civil Liberties (LIBE), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Industry (ITRE).
In the LIBE Committee, Irish MEP Michael McNamara (Renew Europe) has been appointed rapporteur for the AI section of the text. He will be working with Axel Voss (EPP, German), Kristian Vigenin (S&D, Bulgarian), Markéta Gregorová (Greens/EFA, Czech), Pernando Barrena Arza (The Left, Spanish), Mary Khan (ESN, German) and Jaroslav Bžoch (PfE, Czech) as shadow rapporteurs.
In the IMCO Committee, on the AI section, Arba Kokalari (EPP, Swedish) was appointed rapporteur. She will be working with Brando Benifei (S&D, Italian), Kim van Sparrentak (Greens/EFA, Dutch), Svenja Hahn (Renew Europe, German), Virginie Joron (PfE, French), Leïla Chaibi (The Left, French) and Piotr Müller (ECR, Polish).
In the LIBE Committee, Estonia’s Marina Kaljurand (S&D) is the rapporteur for the GDPR/data section. She will be working with Oliver Schenk (EPP, German), Irena Joveva (Renew Europe, Slovenian), Markéta Gregorová, Pernando Barrena Arza and Sebastian Tynkkynen (ECR, Finnish), and Mary Khan and Fabrice Leggeri (PfE, French).
The ITRE Committee, which is also responsible for the ‘data’ section, has given this text to the EPP group, which has yet to appoint its rapporteur.
Also in the ITRE Committee, the Digital Networks Act (see EUROPE 13791/8) has gone to the Renew Europe group. Poland’s Michał Kobosko is tipped to be appointed rapporteur. As for the revision of the Cybersecurity Act (see EUROPE 13790/1), it has been picked up by the Greens/EFA group. (Original version in French by Isalia Stieffatre)