Think Tank

Think Tank

Think Tank

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Publicēšanas datums 27-03-2024

Economic indicators show that the United States (US) is the front-runner for both private investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and venture capital in generative AI, followed by China. US companies are also developing most of the large languages models (LLMs) underpinning AI innovation. EU starts-up are beginning to scale up.

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act moved close to final adoption when the European Parliament voted in favour of the text on 13 March. It will become law after the final endorsement of the Council of the European Union, making the Union the first major world power to adopt horizontal legislation governing AI. The act defines the rules for using and selling artificial intelligence systems in the EU, and regulates general-purpose AI tools such as ChatGPT and AI-based biometric surveillance. It also ...

Since mid-November 2023, the Iran-backed Houthi militia, which controls large parts of Yemen, has attacked numerous Western commercial ships near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea. In response, major shipping companies have temporarily suspended Suez transits and diverted their trade. This diversion coincides with decreasing freight in another maritime chokepoint, the Panama Canal, provoked by lowered water levels. Rounding South Africa via the Cape of Good Hope is the shortest alternative ...

Drawing on a wide array of sources and literature, this study examines the role of the European Parliament in the establishment of the European Community's environmental policy. It argues that Parliament played a key role in placing this nascent policy issue on the agenda. It influenced the definition of what the policy should include, what it should focus on, and which instruments should be used to address environmental problems. In this process, Parliament filtered ideas, issues and political objectives ...

Publicēšanas datums 26-11-2018

Revīzijas palāta

FACT_SHEET 27-03-2024

Eiropas Revīzijas palāta (ERP) ir atbildīga par ES finanšu revīziju. Eiropas Revīzijas palāta kā ES ārējās revīzijas iestāde sekmē ES finanšu labāku pārvaldību un darbojas kā neatkarīga Eiropas Savienības iedzīvotāju finansiālo interešu aizstāve.

Gaidāmie notikumi

From messaging apps to online marketplaces, digital services are central to our daily lives.  

But the online world is also home to fake news, harmful content and dubious business practices and has become dominated by big tech companies.  

The European Parliament has passed new rules to regulate them and ensure a fairer and safer environment for businesses and consumers. 

Find out more about the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act in our short Q&A.
Citi pasākumi IMCO

IMCO will hold an exchange of views in full committee on the implementation of the Digital Markets Act. Members will hear interventions from independent experts and industry representatives on self-preferencing, and app stores. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager will intervene on behalf of the Commission.

EPRS Policy Talks 2023-2024
Semināri EPRS

What is the EU doing about food security and food sustainability?

You are invited to come in the EP new Info Hub - left to the European Parliament' main entrance (Esplanade Solidarność in Brussels) - to have a conversation with Antonio Albaladejo Roman and Vasileios Maragas, policy experts in the European Parliament Research Service, to learn more on what is the EU doing on this subject.

Please just drop in! No registration is required.

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