In an interview with Charlotte Wirth, EU Social Affairs Commissioner Nicolas Schmit explains why the EU is only now regulating the work of people who work for online platforms. The next big construction site would be algorithms. The Luxembourger calls for a definition of how far they can intervene in everyday working life.
By Charlotte Wirth
The debate about a European ethics body is as old as the current EU Commission: Ursula von der Leyen promised as early as 2019 to set up an independent body. Nothing happened – apart from a largely inconsequential resolution by the European Parliament in September 2021. But now, there finally seems to be some movement on the issue.
By Eric Bonse