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Debate: Artificial intelligence in a digital age
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Karlo Ressler
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: HR

Poštovana predsjedavajuća, poštovana povjerenice, kolegice i kolege, umjetna inteligencija već danas nas okružuje čak i više nego što smo toga svjesni, u mnogim svakodnevnim aplikacijama, primjenama i uslugama, od društvenih mreža i internetskih tražilica pa do medicinske dijagnostike ili pametnog transporta.  U svakom slučaju, umjetna inteligencija već je danas središnja tehnologija nove digitalne ere koja ima potencijal promijeniti i transformirati naša društva iz temelja. Jasno je, isto tako, da njezina široka primjena ne dolazi bez opasnosti. O zaštiti temeljnih prava građana mnogo smo slušali i čuli i danas u ovoj debati te je potpuno jasno da od novih tehnologija moramo očekivati da poštuju prije svega ljudsko dostojanstvo i da poštuju sve one demokratske europske vrijednosti u koje vjerujemo. Istodobno, naš razvoj ovisi o sposobnosti prilagođavanja novim, često i okrutnim vremenima, okrutnom vremenu u kojem živimo. Zato trebamo pristup koji potiče na usvajanje, koji potiče na europsku konkurentnost i na brže i bolje usvajanje novih tehnologija. Novim generacijama dužni smo ponuditi upravo to, da u Europi bude moguće kvalitetno, dobro živjeti. To nije moguće bez primjene novih tehnologija, to nije moguće bez primjene umjetne inteligencije. Istodobno, dužni smo im i odgovornost u upravljanju našim društvom i upravljanju budućnošću.  Zato, u svakom slučaju podržavamo pravu, učinkovitu, bolju, kvalitetniju primjenu umjetne inteligencije, ali uz sve one osigurače koji će osigurati da čovjek ostane u središtu njezine primjene i da imamo jedan normalni, europski, uravnoteženi pristup između onih ekstrema koje nažalost vidimo kada promatramo globalnu situaciju.
Debate: Artificial intelligence in a digital age
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, después de un año y medio de trabajos, la Comisión Especial sobre Inteligencia Artificial concluye con este documento que hoy examina el Parlamento Europeo y que impacta a todas las materias y bases jurídicas sobre las que legisla el Parlamento Europeo de contenido relativo a la industria, la energía, el comercio y, por supuesto, el empleo.  Este documento también debe respetar el estándar europeo de protección de los derechos fundamentales, que resulta ser el más alto del mundo, establecido no solamente en el Reglamento de protección de datos, sino también en la Directiva dirigida a las agencias que investigan los delitos, las agencias de  Cuando hablamos de  Por tanto, ese es el compromiso: colocar a la Unión Europea en la cabeza de la legislación sobre inteligencia artificial, pero no ceder en ningún caso a los cantos de sirenas que pretenden que esto estaría en contradicción con el mantenimiento del estándar europeo de protección de datos personales y de respeto a los derechos fundamentales.  Por tanto, enhorabuena, sí, a los ponentes. Pero, sobre todo, alerta ante la legislación europea sobre inteligencia artificial para que mantenga el respeto a los derechos fundamentales protegidos por la Carta.
Debate: Artificial intelligence in a digital age
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I think there’s no doubt about it that AI has the potential to positively transform the situation for humankind. We see this particularly in the fields of medicine and scientific research, but if maintained in the hands of private companies for private profit, then that societal gain is very much limited. These are the circumstances which give rise to the undermining of workers’ rights outlined by colleagues or the massive invasion of privacy which we have already experienced.  I think we have to proceed with caution. The report, in fairness, I think, is very unhelpfully dramatic in its tone. I mean, to label the tech race as the fight for the survival of the EU and its battles against China, to be honest I think undermines it. Human survival is not at risk in Europe. Calling AI the fifth element after water, earth, fire and air actually delegitimises the report a little bit, in my opinion. I think we could have put a lot more stronger message if we dealt more with the environmental impact of the uncontrolled and unlimited development of AI, which it has on raw materials, and which does impact on our fight for survival.  I think one of the key weaknesses is the area of dealing with the threat of emerging great powers, so-called, such as China and Russia, where there’s supposedly little oversight for the deployment of lethal offensive weaponry. The response of the report to that is to hand it over to NATO, to align more closely with NATO and to have NATO execute counter strikes against those performing cyberattacks – so, if you like, an eye for an eye ... and suddenly the world is blind. In this report there should be a very strong call for no place for AI in autonomous weapons, a very strong guarding influence in terms of facial recognition, and so on. We live in a global world and these issues should be dealt with multilaterally in the global field, and not geo—politicised.
Debate: Artificial intelligence in a digital age
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Sandra Pereira
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, a inteligência artificial, como representação dos avanços tecnológicos e científicos a que assistimos, deve ser posta ao serviço da melhoria das condições de vida dos trabalhadores e dos povos. Deve estar ao serviço da paz, do desenvolvimento, da criação de riqueza e de bem-estar.  Mas não é isto que este relatório defende. Pelo contrário, põe o foco no sacrossanto mercado com o objetivo de colocar estes avanços ao serviço do lucro de uns poucos, com o aumento da exploração e da deterioração das condições de vida e de trabalho de muitos outros. Coloca os desenvolvimentos da ciência ao serviço do militarismo e da guerra e não da paz.  Afastamo-nos desta visão mercantilista e belicista e defendemos que os avanços na inteligência artificial devem promover, nomeadamente, a redução do horário de trabalho sem perda de rendimento, a diminuição da penosidade no trabalho e devem ser direcionados para sectores primordiais, como os da saúde.  Consideramos que a inteligência artificial deve contribuir para o progresso social e não ser o motor e o álibi para mais exploração e para retrocessos sociais e laborais.
Debate: Artificial intelligence in a digital age
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Margrethe Vestager
Language: EN

As, I think, many of you have mentioned, with this work the European Union is pioneering: we are the first to take this endeavour upon us, to make this comprehensive legislative framework and to promote trust in a very promising technology. But the thing is that promoting trustworthy AI is a global endeavour. It is not something that can be done in Europe alone. This is why we must complement our legislative work with an ambitious external agenda everywhere we go. We need to influence global standards so that they reflect democratic values – because fighting for that is also fighting for democracy as such.  This is what we have done in several international forums, such as the OECD and UNESCO, and what we are now taking forward bilaterally with our like—minded partners, such as through the EU—US Trade and Technology Council. There is one thing I think very characteristic for the debate today, and it is that Dragoş Tudorache was very right in his first takeaway from the work of the AIDA Committee. AI is not about technology; AI is politics. The way we deal with technology reflects how we want our societies to develop.  So it has indeed been a pleasure to be part of this, I think, very passionate, debate – a debate about how we would want to create societies that are inclusive, where people feel seen and heard and counted in, where we can live with the freedom of not being discriminated against or not being under surveillance by machines, in our lives, in our workplaces.  I think this is a very promising starting point for the next chapter of our legislative procedure, but also for Europe assessing itself in these global endeavours to be the creators of a human—centric, trustworthy, artificial intelligence. And, in that, I feel very encouraged with the debate today, so thank you very much.
Debate: Artificial intelligence in a digital age
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Axel Voss
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Wir brauchen den einheitlichen Binnenmarkt – also viele Hausaufgaben, die wir Ihnen mitgeben. Wir brauchen die stärkere, robuste digitale Infrastruktur, was Sie erwähnt hatten, das Ökosystem der Exzellenz, das Ökosystem des Vertrauens, eine KI—Industriestrategie mit den nachhaltigen Investitionen, aber auch klare Regelungen für KI im Bereich von Sicherheit und stärkerer Kooperation, auch Cybersicherheit etc. Wir brauchen natürlich aber auch den unbedingten Willen, digital als Europa, als Europäische Union überleben zu wollen und damit auch führend werden zu wollen. Wir brauchen eine Strategie, einen Plan, Konzeption und deren Umsetzung. Wir brauchen viel Geld, Talente, die Cybersicherheit, die Bündelung unserer Kräfte in Europa, damit wir auch zu einer Größe gelangen, europäische Projekte und am Ende natürlich Rechtssicherheit.  Eine Aneinanderreihung von Rechtsakten, die jeder für sich genommen richtig sind, aber das macht aus meiner Sicht noch keinen Plan, noch keine Strategie für die Zukunft, für die Wettbewerbssituation, der wir ausgesetzt sind. Wir brauchen die Aufbruchsstimmung unserer Gesellschaft, und dazu brauchen wir politische Führung, die auch auf Ihren Schultern ruht. Und wir brauchen aber auch Mitgliedstaaten, die ihre Gesamtverantwortung auch endlich einmal wahrnehmen.  Jedenfalls: Ich bedanke mich noch einmal recht herzlich bei allen Beteiligten, die dies ermöglicht haben, und hoffe, dass nachher die Abstimmung auch entsprechend das signalisiert, was wir alles wollen und was wir Ihnen mitgeben, sozusagen zur Umsetzung.
Debate: Artificial intelligence in a digital age
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Adam Bielan
Political group: ECR
Country: France
Language: PL

Podczas tego mandatu będziemy po raz pierwszy horyzontalnie regulować sztuczną inteligencję, a sprawozdanie posła Vossa, które jest wynikiem prac komisji specjalnej powołanej w celu rozważenia przyszłych potrzeb politycznych Unii w tej dziedzinie, to kolejny krok naprzód. Niemniej jednak chciałbym zaznaczyć, że potrzebujemy podejścia jeszcze bardziej sprzyjającego innowacjom, które uznaje rolę ochrony praw własności intelektualnej, a także podejścia eksperymentalnego, takiego jak dedykowane środowiska regulacyjne.  Jednocześnie musimy zapewnić równowagę między koniecznością wdrażania nowych technologii a realizacją polityki ochrony środowiska. Wierzę, że Zielony Ład i polityka w dziedzinie technologii powinny się wzajemnie uzupełniać. Przyjęcie z góry, że Zielony Ład powinien przeważać nad wszystkim, nie jest rozsądnym rozwiązaniem, ponieważ takie założenie zagraża przyszłości naszych gospodarek i ogólnej zdolności do osiągnięcia naszych celów, zarówno w dziedzinie technologii, jak i ekologii.  Wierzę, że w niedalekiej przyszłości będziemy w stanie wypracować takie przepisy, które będą dążyły do maksymalizacji możliwości korzystania z tej technologii, zarazem chroniąc obywateli przed związanymi z nią zagrożeniami.
Debate: Artificial intelligence in a digital age
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Milan Brglez
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: SL

V poročilu so zapisana priporočila in usmeritve, ki jim bo morala Evropska unija slediti, če bo želela pri razvoju umetne inteligence dohiteti trenutno vodilni tehnološki velesili – Kitajsko in Združene države Amerike. Področij, na katerih nam lahko umetna inteligenca izboljša življenje, je ogromno; od boja proti podnebnim spremembam in hitrejših ter natančnejših diagnoz v medicini, do izboljšanja delavskih standardov ter pospešitve inovacij.  A zavedati se moramo, da razvoj novih tehnologij prinaša tudi nove nevarnosti. Avtokratski režimi umetno inteligenco že izkoriščajo za množični nadzor prebivalstva in sistemsko kratenje človekovih pravic. Zato je ključno, da bo v prihodnosti Evropska unija tista, ki bo postavljala normativni okvir na področju umetne inteligence in s tem zagotavljala, da se bo ta razvijala in uporabljala v skladu z evropskimi načeli.
Debate: Artificial intelligence in a digital age
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Tom Vandenkendelaere
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: NL

AI heeft, met grote hoeveelheden gegevens als brandstof, sterke algoritmen en een grote rekencapaciteit, in nagenoeg elke sector het potentieel om antwoorden te bieden op de uitdagingen waarvoor we ons vandaag de dag gesteld zien: op sociale media, in de landbouw, bij de verlening van financiële diensten, in de gezondheidszorg en voor politie en justitie. Uiteraard moeten we ons bewust zijn van de mogelijke neveneffecten. We kunnen niet blind vertrouwen op een algoritme dat onvoldoende kan worden uitgelegd, waarop geen toezicht kan worden gehouden en dat gevoed wordt met uiterst gebrekkige of duidelijk foute gegevens en mogelijk tot discriminatie kan leiden. AI zal pas slagen met een evenwichtig rechtskader dat AI-systemen toelaat zich te ontwikkelen en te verfijnen met behulp van grote hoeveelheden gegevens en tegelijkertijd voorziet in waarborgen die ons in staat stellen om te gaan met de mogelijke negatieve neveneffecten.
Debate: This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

We have the Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi, with us today. Prime Minister, let me start by thanking you for accepting our invitation to address the European Parliament as part of our ‘This is Europe’ debates where, together with European leaders, we discuss our common agenda for Europe’s future. We know, dear colleagues, that Prime Minister Draghi is a committed European who, as President of the European Central Bank, has already steered the eurozone out of a crisis that could have seriously undermined our monetary union. Prime Minister, it is largely thanks to your vision, your commitment and your steady hand that we got through. You gave confidence to our people and to our banks, and I have no doubt that we can rely on your expertise as Europe again faces challenges of a different kind, but that are just as existential in nature.  After the Russian army’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine, Europe faces another ‘whatever it takes’ moment. We have seen unprecedented European coordination, solidarity and unity against this war, and this must remain the blueprint for us going forward, be it on further sanctions, on sending aid to Ukraine, on disentangling ourselves from energy dependence on the Kremlin, helping the millions forced to flee, or building a new Security and Defence Union. Prime Minister, you guided your country through the worst of times, coming out from the pandemic stronger. We know that we must take stock of the lessons learned and ensure that we have the flexibility that we need to care for our populations. We must build our future in a sustainable manner that protects the next generation. We can do this, and I know that we will look to you for a way forward. Prime Minister, let me also thank Italy and the Italian people for your leadership on migration in the Mediterranean. You have borne the responsibility thrust upon you in a humane and value—based approach, and it is now on us to ensure a way forward where Italy and other states do not feel alone. Next week, on Europe Day, we will receive the conclusions from the Conference on the Future of Europe. The onus will be on us to listen and to act. In terms of responding to people’s demands on policy changes in health, climate, security and more, no suggestion for change should be off—limits because, if not now, then when?
Debate: This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Martin Schirdewan
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Sie erheben eine Krisengewinnsteuer für Energiekonzerne – Bravo! Krisengewinner müssen zur Kasse gebeten werden. Wenn ich jedoch Ihr Finanzminister wäre, wäre mein Rat an Sie, dass auch Pandemiegewinner wie  Sie fordern eine Reform der europäischen Schuldenbremse, also des Stabilitäts- und Wachstumspaktes – auch hier Bravo! Doch hier steht insbesondere die deutsche Bundesregierung auf der Bremse, ebenso wie diese Bundesregierung nur zögerlich gegen russische Oligarchen vorgeht und vor der Besteuerung von Krisengewinnern zurückschreckt.  Doch, Herr Premierminister Draghi, diese Debatte nennt sich „ Die italienische Staatsverschuldung liegt heute aber bei – Sie wissen das besser als ich – knapp 160 %. Und jetzt stellen Sie sich einmal mit mir vor, nur für einen Moment, irgendjemand käme auf die absurde Idee, Italien dem gleichen brutalen Sparkurs zu unterwerfen, wie es damals mit Griechenland geschehen ist. Sie würden sich richtigerweise politisch dagegen wehren. Und dann dreht Ihnen Frau Lagarde, also die EZB, über Nacht den Geldhahn zu. Italien würde kopfstehen.  Das war Ihr großer historischer Fehler. Und damit haben Sie der europäischen Demokratie damals großen Schaden zugefügt. Ihr
Debate: Ongoing hearings under Article TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Eva Kaili
Country: France
Language: EN

The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on the ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary. I will remind you that free seating is applied with the exception of the first two rows, which are allocated to group leaders, and also inform Members that this debate is foreseen with one round of political group speakers.  The interventions in the Chamber will continue to be made from the central rostrum except for catch—the—eye, blue cards and points of order. I therefore kindly invite you to keep an eye on the speakers’ list and to approach when your speaking time is imminent.
Debate: Ongoing hearings under Article TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Michal Šimečka
Political group: Renew
Country: Italy
Language: EN

We now have a Member State government that has stifled independent media, captured independent institutions, which is spreading hate against minorities, and where billions of EU money has disappeared into the hands of oligarchs close to the ruling party. We also have a Member State whose government works to dismantle the independent judiciary by targeting judges, by firing them.  Now, all of this takes place in the EU, a democratic community, with EU financial support and despite the many mechanisms and tools that we have in place to protect our values.  Today we are here to discuss Article 7, which if you look at it, is a fairly straightforward procedure with hearings, with recommendations and ultimately sanctions. So on paper, it is a pretty powerful tool. In practice, the Council has made it toothless and quite opaque. Hearings are random and non—transparent, and even today, even after everything that has happened in Hungary, the Council has failed to even agree that this constitutes a serious breach of EU values, despite no unanimity needed for that statement.  Now thankfully, and after much hesitation, the Commission has finally activated the Conditionality Regulation. But even here there is a risk that the scope will be too narrow and that it will fail to address the systemic deficiencies and risks that stem from the absence of checks and balances in the rule of law, which is precisely what this regulation is for.  Colleagues, I remember last time around many of you were saying when we had this debate that the situation is now unprecedented with a full—scale war on our borders. And now here we are four weeks later after the massacres in Bucha, Mariupol and many others, and what strikes me is that I hear many voices, even in this House, saying that while in times of war we should relax our principles and our rules when it comes to defending democracy in Europe.  But I strongly believe that this is precisely the opposite of what is needed. After Putin’s invasion, many have said that we are now locked in a broader, protracted conflict between autocracy and democracy, between Vladimir Putin’s model and our European model, between tyranny and freedom, between brute force and the rule of law. And I agree. I agree that this is this is the conflict that we’re facing, which is precisely why, now more than ever, it’s important to protect our democratic model in Europe, why we cannot relent, why we cannot now relax our rules, because otherwise, how are we going to prevail in this conflict that is upon us?
Debate: Ongoing hearings under Article TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
Date: TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
Speaker: Susanna Ceccardi
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: IT

L'annuncio dell'avvio della procedura per la violazione dello Stato di diritto arriva giusto giusto a ridosso della vittoria di Viktor Orbán alle recenti elezioni. Questo accanimento nei confronti di governi pienamente legittimi è in questo momento assurdo e dannoso. Voglio ricordare che in questi giorni drammatici la Polonia ha accolto tre milioni di profughi e l'Ungheria mezzo milione. Per questo l'Europa dovrebbe mostrare la propria solidarietà e non minacciare inutili sanzioni.  Abbiamo sentito tante e legittime preoccupazioni sul rispetto dello Stato di diritto in questi due paesi membri, ma stiamo sottovalutando un pericolo ben più grave: che venga violato quel principio di sussidiarietà su cui l'Unione si fonda. La riforma della giustizia polacca viola lo spirito dei trattati, minando il principio della divisione dei poteri? Questa è la domanda che ci stiamo ponendo negli ultimi mesi e da anni, ma inviterei tutti a un'altra riflessione: fino a che punto l'Unione europea ha il potere di ingerenza sulle riforme della magistratura di uno Stato membro? Onestamente fa poi ridere che parlamentari di certi paesi dove i giudici rispondono quasi totalmente alla sinistra si permettano di giudicare la Polonia o l'Ungheria.  Stesso discorso per i media, certamente in Ungheria e in Polonia sono più i media pro-governativi che quelli anti-governativi, ma è forse diverso in Francia o in Italia? Assolutamente no.  Anche il discorso sui diritti degli omosessuali è ricco di  Se esiste un tratto distintivo della nostra civiltà europea che ha consentito l'affermazione dei diritti umani, la prosperità e uno sviluppo che nei secoli non ha avuto pari, è grazie al pluralismo. La competizione pacifica e creativa tra nazioni diverse per lingua, tradizione, anche sistemi giuridici differenti, ha reso grande l'Europa. Dove si cerca di affermare il centralismo, invece, si crea divisione e conflitto.  Il premier Orbán è stato eletto per la quarta volta in elezioni assolutamente regolari. Chi lo nega e asserisce che Orbán è un irremovibile dittatore a capo di un partito parafascista dovrebbe spiegare perché Orbán è stato a lungo un apprezzato leader all'interno del PPE. Su importanti media europei subito dopo la vittoria di Orbán è stata pubblicata la lettera di un famoso opinionista inglese che spiegava come fosse necessario tagliare ogni fondo europeo all'Ungheria perché il governo ungherese usa i fondi per aiutare le famiglie e in tal modo guadagna popolarità. È pazzesco. Un governo che usa i fondi per aiutare le famiglie anziché essere elogiato, viene criticato fino al punto da chiedere punizioni.  L'Unione europea deve smettere di combattere politicamente i governi legittimi degli Stati membri, si concentri invece su come difendere la nostra Europa dai nemici che la minacciano, quelli che sono sempre stati alle nostre porte pronti ad aggredire e che avete sempre finto di non vedere finché non ci sono entrati in casa.