The European Commission is laying the groundwork for a legislative initiative to regulate the use of algorithms for managing, monitoring and recruiting workers.
The Commission made some false or contradictory statements in promoting the initiative to combat Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), according to researchers at TU Delft, a leading Dutch technical university.
Mit neuen Digitalgesetzen will die EU die Macht großer Konzerne beschränken und Kinder besser schützen. Doch vor allem die Chat-Kontrolle stößt auf Kritik.
On 11 May, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a ‘Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse’ to replace the interim legislation that EDRi fought against last year. In our immediate reaction, EDRi warned that the new proposal creates major risks for the privacy, security and integrity of private communications, not just in the EU, but globally. Here, we unpack a bit more about the legislative proposal, and why we are so concerned.
WhatsApp, Telegram und andere Messenger sollen verpflichtet werden, Chats nach Missbrauchsbildern zu durchsuchen. Bürgerrechtler und Experten sind alarmiert – und selbst Ermittler nicht unbedingt glücklich.
The European Union debates a new law that could force platforms to scan all private messages for signs of child abuse. Its most prominent advocate is the actor Ashton Kutcher.
Am Mittwoch, dem 11. Mai 2022 veröffentlicht die EU-Kommission voraussichtlich den Gesetzesentwurf zur sogenannten Chatkontrolle. Geplant ist eine KI-basierte Prüfung aller Nachrichteninhalte und Bilder direkt auf unseren Geräten. Das so genannte Client-Side-Scanning wäre ein Angriff auf jegliche vertrauliche Kommunikation.
This document pool contains analyses, updates and resources relating to EU rules on scanning private online communications, in particular the long-term ePrivacy derogation: the 'Legislation to effectively tackle child sexual abuse' (expected May 2022)
Sortie des énergies fossiles, fin des pesticides, puissance du lobbying au sein des institutions européennes... À l’heure des bouleversements géopolitiques engendrés par l’invasion russe, le vice-p...
Der EU-Datenschutzbeauftragte hat die Testphase für "EU Voice" und "EU Video" gestartet. Die Plattformen ähneln Twitter und YouTube und versprechen Datenschutz.
The EU's sustainable product policy, ecodesign legislation and energy labelling are effective tools for improving the energy efficiency and sustainability of products.
A last-minute proposal to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) could oblige gatekeepers to put in place fair conditions and an arbitration mechanism for the remuneration of rightsholders.
Energy projects that are incompatible with Europe’s climate goals are about to be granted priority status by the European Commission, EU lawmakers warned on Thursday (11 November).
Europe can become a global leader in artificial intelligence, but only if it protects its citizens and involves workers in the regulatory and deployment process. In that regard, the European Commission’s recent draft regulation leaves much to be desired.
While classifying AI systems used at work as high-risk is appropriate, however, the Proposed Regulation is far from being sufficient to protect workers adequately.
The Commission is proposing the first ever legal framework on AI, which addresses the risks of AI and positions Europe to play a leading role globally.
EU leaders will press the Commission to make swift progress in the establishment of sectoral data spaces as outlined in the executive's landmark Data Strategy, draft European Council summit conclusions obtained by EURACTIV reveal.
The European Commission has expressed doubts about a planned €4.35 billion compensation scheme for German energy companies, agreed as part of the country’s plan to phase out coal by 2038, saying the sums involved are “likely to constitute state aid” under EU law.
The proposal is the first of a set of measures announced in the 2020 European strategy for data. The instrument aims to foster the availability of data for use by increasing trust in data intermediaries and by strengthening data-sharing mechanisms across the EU.
As part of the Digital Services Act package announced by the President, the Commission will propose new and revised rules to deepen the internal market for digital services.
As part of the European Digital Strategy, the European Commission has announced a Digital Services Act package to strengthen the Single Market for digital services and foster innovation and competitiveness of the European online environment.
The European Commission has announced six Prize winners, selected to receive a total of EUR 5 million to apply distributed ledger technology to societal challenges.
Après avoir longtemps nié la réalité de la crise sanitaire, la présidente de la Commission s'est bornée pendant des semaines à s’exprimer quasi exclusivement dans les médias germaniques, laissant penser qu'elle n'a toujours pas pris la mesure de son rôle à l'échelle de l'Union.
The ETUC is convinced that the precautionary principle, in the Treaty, means that the strategy should be inclusive and ambitious and restrict its actions to high risks.
The European Commission puts forward a European approach to Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. It deals with technological, ethical, legal and socio-economic aspects to boost EU's research and industrial capacity and to put AI at the service of European citizens and economy.
Seit 2014 hat eine europäische Richtlinie den Effekt, dass sie Benutzer daran hindert, Software auf Funk-Hardware, also auch unter anderem Mobiltelefone, Laptops und Router zu laden. Nachdem vor kurzem die Frist der Europäischen Kommission für Rückmeldungen abgelaufen ist, in der Bürger ihre Gedanken zu den Auswirkungen dieser Richtlinie mitteilen konnten, hat die FSFE Bedenken, dass diese Rückmeldungen unbeachtet bleiben.
On 17 January 2019, Margrethe Vestager, Commissioner for Competition, hosted a one-day conference featuring a keynote speech by Nobel laureate Professor Jean Tirole, in Brussels on "Shaping competition policy in the era of digitisation".
Im Mai 2017 legte der Trojaner "Wanna Cry" tausende deutsche Behördenrechner lahm. Dennoch kaufen Bund, Länder und Kommunen ihre Betriebssysteme weiterhin bei Microsoft. Eine vom rbb mitproduzierte ARD-Doku zeigt auf, wie ...
A 30 page paper panning the Commission’s copyright plans on press publishers written by JRC never saw the light of the day. Thanks to a series of freedom of access requests, I have obtained a version of the draft paper that is as of today still unpublished by the Commission.
Text- und Data-Mining soll künftig als urheberrechtlich relevante Handlung gelten. Wie beim Kopieren soll es ohne Zustimmung der Rechteinhaber oder Urheber verboten werden. Gegen diesen Plan laufen nun IT-Unternehmen und Forschungseinrichtungen Sturm.
Principal opposant au Ceta, Paul Magnette, le ministre-président wallon, justifie son bras de fer avec l’UE et se défend d’être un hérault de l’altermondialisme.
The European Commission presented a plan today (14 September) to charge internet companies for linking to online news following a heated, two-year-long fight over whether the “Google tax” will help publishers stay profitable—or simply be overzealous regulation that could “break the internet”.
“I want journalists, publishers and authors to be paid fairly for their work, whether it is made in studios or living rooms, whether it is disseminated offline or online, whether it is published via a copying machine or commercially hyperlinked on the web.” – President Juncker, State of the Union 2016
The European Commission’s proposals to reform the region’s copyright rules, published in draft form today, have been criticized by tech companies and digital rights groups as regressive and a missed opportunity to modernize hopelessly outdated rules.
Paris, 29 September 2015: Nous devons nous mettre d'accord sur un principe simple: un même salaire, pour un même travail, au même endroit, c'est une règle, une norme, qu'il faudra que nous appliquons.
The European Commission wants to establish minimum social rights as part of a package due to be unveiled in Spring 2016. Paris and Berlin are exploring plans for a "social Eurogroup", the French President said. EurActiv France reports.
This document provides a comparative analysis of the evolution of the European Interoperability Framework. Based on consultations submitted on the second version of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF version 2), it emphasizes the different transformations the draft has undergone since 2008.
ISA – Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations – is a European Commission programme that sets out to improve electronic cooperation among public administrations in EU Member States.
This public survey is about the negotiation and conclusion of a stand-alone plurilateral agreement on trade in services between the EU and currently 21 WTO-members.
The European Commission has repeatedly promised civil society that the TTIP negotiations with the US will not lead to a race to the bottom on environmental protection, health and safety standards and consumer rights. But as negotiations progress, civil society groups on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly feeling uneasy, ten leading NGOs write in an open letter.
The attack on workers’ rights, wages and collective bargaining systems in Europe is continuing. The latest incident can be found in the new DG ECFIN report on labour market developments in Europe.
On 2 October 2013, the European Commission announced that it will not consider giving a legal basis to the 2012 social partner agreement in the hairdressing sector until a broader review of EU occupational health and safety legislation has been carried out in 2015. Representatives on both employers’ and employees’ sides have expressed disappointment and anger that measures which could lead to cost-savings and improve employee welfare have been delayed by political pressure.
SPECIAL REPORT / The debate on what kinds of buildings we should live and work in is shifting, with construction experts and EU policymakers moving away from focusing simply on energy efficiency to a broader appreciation of sustainable buildings, taking into account their environmental, social and economic impact.
The Financial Times and Washington Post reported on 13 June that the European Commission – before the full scope of PRISM became known – watered down its proposed Data Protection Regulation to weaken rules for transferring data to law enforcement authorities outside the EU.
The 2013 European Semester is in full swing. The Commission published the country-specific recommendations for each Member State, along with an overarching communication on what is needed to return to growth and jobs.
Social dialogue is under great strain throughout the EU because of the economic crisis, with Eastern Europe particularly hard hit, says a report presented by the European Commission yesterday (11 April).
European Commission - Press Release - European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 April 2013 (see IP/13/321) What is "social dialogue"? In general, "social dialogue" refers to discussions, consultations, negotiations and joint actions involving organisations representing the two sides of industry (employers and workers). It can take place at all levels (company, sectoral, regional, national, European) and either
The on-going economic crisis poses a serious challenge to the dialogue between workers' and employers' representatives and governments according to a report published by the European Commission.
European Commission - Press Release - Brussels, 20 December 2011 1. What are concessions? Concessions are partnerships between the public sector and mostly private companies, where the latter exclusively operate, maintain and carry out the development of infrastructure (ports, water distribution, parking garages, toll roads) or provide services of general economic interest (energy, water and waste disposal
Action Plan: European company law and corporate governance – 12.12.2012 | Consultation on the future of European Company Law – 20.02.2012 | Conference on “European Company Law: the way forward” – 16–17.05.2011
Last week the European Commission published its long-awaited Action Plan on European Company Law and Corporate Governance. [1] Given the direction the political winds are blowing these days in Brussels, the general thrust of the Action Plan should not be a surprise. Nevertheless, those hoping for a departure from the ‘shareholder value’ philosophy which has dominating the Commission’s approach the past decade can’t help but be disappointed. (By Sigurt Vitols)
The European Commission published a staff working document on transnational company agreements and is inviting stakeholders to contribute to the discussion on the future of these agreements.
The Regulation requires the Commission to present a report on its application five years after its entry into force. The Commission launched a study which was finalised in October 2010. The responsible Directorate General Enterprise (the SME section) launched mid April 2011 a web-based consultation on the functioning of the European Cooperative Society, to which the ETUC has contributed with a critical assessment. In November 2011 the European Commission summarised the contributions received in a synthesis document. (Jan Cremers, AIAS / SEEurope)
In spring 2010 the European Commission published a Green Paper on “Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries” for consultation from 27.04.2010 to 30.07.2010.
European Commission » Internal Market » Consultations » Corporate governance in financial institutions and remuneration policies. Green paper on Corporate governance in financial institution
Die Europäische Kommission erwirbt Microsoft-Lizenzen für 50 Millionen Euro ohne vorherige Ausschreibung. Der Lobbyverband Openforum Europe kritisiert derweil, jede zehnte Ausschreibung enthalte