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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
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
European Union leaders have failed to reach consensus on the gas price cap, the main point of contention among the 27 member states. After a night of negotiations, they decided to continue exploring options to cap energy and gas costs.
By Claire Stam
Artificial intelligence is the source of many hopes - and many fears. Because if AI reproduces existing problems, or even exacerbates them, this could lead to distortions. This is to be counteracted - also with technical means. But why this is not enough is explained by researchers Seda Gürses and Agathe Balayn from TU Delft in their guest article.
By Redaktion Table