AI Act: EU countries mull options on fundamental rights, sustainability, workplace use

 

The Spanish presidency circulated three discussion papers on Friday (13 October) to gather EU countries’ feedback on key aspects of the AI law ahead of an upcoming negotiation session: fundamental rights, sustainability obligations and workplace decision-making.

The AI Act is a landmark legislative proposal to regulate Artificial Intelligence based on its potential to cause harm. Since they took over the presidency of the EU Council of Ministers, the Spaniards have prioritised closing the negotiations on the file with the European Parliament and Commission.

The Telecom Working Party, a technical body of the Council, will discuss possible flexibility to accord to the lead negotiators on Tuesday and Thursday. On Friday, the file will land on the table of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, with the view of providing a revised negotiating mandate for the next political trilogue with the other EU institutions on 25 October.

The three discussion papers, seen by Euractiv, are meant to assess the possible room for manoeuvre the presidency can have in negotiating with the other institutions. (...)