AI, digital Euro, heatwaves here’s what the European Parliament is doing
Join Jonas and Rares from Parliament’s social media team as they take you through the highlights.
In this episode, you will see:
00:30 a chat with Delphine Colard, Parliament’s spokesperson, about what Parliament will vote on and debate during Parliament’s July session, including air passenger rights, EU enlargement, the Irish Council Presidency, heatwaves and wildfires, and support for EU countries hit by major natural disasters;
01:37 European Parliament President Roberta Metsola opening the plenary session;
02:31 a chat with MEP Michael McNamara, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs’ co-lead on the AI Act, about what the regulation actually means (full interview will be released here on the channel later);
04:23 Taoiseach Micheál Martin outlining the priorities of the Irish Council Presidency in the plenary chamber, followed by an explanation from Ellen O’Rourke, press officer at the Parliament’s office in Dublin, of what the Council Presidency means in practice;
08:04 an interview with MEP Pierfrancesco Maran, Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, about how Europe can prepare for wildfires, droughts and extreme heat (full interview will be released here on the channel later);
08:31 a talk over coffee with Jonas about what the digital euro is and why it is useful;
09:45 highlights from an interview with German MEP Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chair of the Committee on Security and Defence, about European security (full interview will be released here on the channel later);
10:35 a brief conversation with MEP Brando Benifei, co-lead on the AI Act from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, about the implementation of the AI Act (full interview will be released here on the channel later);
11:45 why the European Parliament’s building looks unfinished;
12:15 the plenary vote on the digital euro;
Stay tuned for the next plenary session in mid-September!
If you want to learn more in the meantime, find more information on the topics from this session below!
Insights from the previous session here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mTNtYIDMbA
The AI Act
EU AI Act: first regulation on artificial intelligence | Topics | European Parliament
Irish presidency of the Council
https://link.europa.eu/dnH79y
Air passenger rights
https://link.europa.eu/CNbFgv
Heatwaves and wildfires
https://link.europa.eu/XR3Tyx
Digital euro
https://link.europa.eu/nTfQKm
Enlargement: accession negotiations with
• Serbia: https://link.europa.eu/WKfxbb
• Ukraine: https://link.europa.eu/yVyXxQ
• Moldova: https://link.europa.eu/7Q9QPm
