Practical steps to rapidly harness Europe’s legal toolkit to confront Tech published today by President von der Leyen’s own CDU Party’s think tank.
To scale Europe’s SMEs and startups, enforce EU Law against giant Chinese and US tech firms
Dr Johnny Ryan appeared before the European Parliament’s European People’s Party hearing of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on competitiveness and digital sovereignty.
ICCL recommendations in European Parliament text on the Health Data Space
29 November 2023Following months of negotiations, the lead committees in the European Parliament voted on a compromise text of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) yesterday. This draft text will next be voted on by the entire European Parliament in …
Flaws in the European Commission’s plan to fix GDPR procedures
ICCL has prepared amendments to the European Commission’s proposal for procedural harmonisation on cross-border GDPR enforcement.
ICCL welcomes AI Act vote in European Parliament
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) welcomes the outcome of today’s plenary vote in the European Parliament on the EU’s draft Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. The vote establishes the Parliament’s position on the Act ahead of negotiations with the Council of the EU and the European Commission.
European Parliament strengthens protection of citizens’ fundamental rights in AI Act vote
The draft legislation recognises the significant risks posed by facial recognition technology
ICCL recommendations in important European Parliament text on the AI Act
10 May 2023After nearly a year of negotiations, the lead committees in the European Parliament have settled on a compromise text of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, the EU’s regulation on AI. This text will be voted on by the …
Problems with the secondary use of health data in the European Health Data Space
The proposed European Health Data Space has two problems related to the secondary use of health data. It is not specific about the legal basis and it allows for a broad range of health data uses that carry risks to …
Does the European Parliament use Facial Recognition Technology?
16 January 2023 ICCL investigation reveals that the European Parliament requested for CCTV cameras with facial recognition capability. ICCL has obtained 32 documents from the European Parliament about its use of CCTV cameras. We have learned that the European Parliament, …
European Parliament embraces ICCL recommendations on the Artificial Intelligence Act
5 May 2022In April 2021, the European Commission proposed a landmark law to govern artificial intelligence. The “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act” is intended to protect fundamental rights when AI systems are used. This Regulation is a world-first, and is likely …
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