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The European Union, the EIB, AFD Group and KfW announce a major joint investment of €270.9 million to support Tunisia's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

European Commission Speech Fasano, 13 Jun 2024 Prime Minister Meloni, President Biden, It has been two years since we started this initiative. I remember it well. It was in the wake of the pandemic and, at t...

IPEN event on “Human oversight of automated decision-making” matthijs Thu, 06/13/2024 - 10:36 Tue, 09/03/2024 - 12:00 The EDPS and the University of Karlstad are hosting an Internet Privacy Engineering Network (IPEN) event on "Human supervision of automated decisions" on 3 September 2024. Read more When: 3 September 2024, 14:00-18:00 CESTWhere: Physical Attendance: Eva Eriksson lecture hall, Universitetsgatan 2, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden (registration required, link available soon) Online Participation: Connection link will be provided before the event Topic: Human oversight of automated decision-making Overview: EU regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) mandate human oversight in automated decision-making processes to ensure fairness and accountability. GDPR Article 22: Grants individuals the right to avoid decisions based solely on automated processing that significantly affects them. AIA Article 14(2): Requires human oversight of high-risk AI systems to protect health, safety, and fundamental rights. AIA Recital 73: Stresses the importance of identifying appropriate human oversight measures before AI systems are marketed or put into service. Additionally, the 2019 Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI advocate for "Human agency and oversight" as one of the seven ethical principles to ensure AI is trustworthy and ethically sound.           1 Read more

Zamestnik-predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Stateless persons of Palestinian origin registered with UNRWA should, in principle, be granted refugee status if UNRWA’s protection or assistance is considered to have ceased

Zamestnik-predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Stateless persons of Palestinian origin registered with UNRWA should, in principle, be granted refugee status if UNRWA’s protection or assistance is considered to have ceased

Commission v Hungary Law governing the institutions Asylum policy: Hungary is ordered to pay a lump sum of 200 million euros and a penalty payment of 1 million euros per day of delay for failure to comply with a judgment of the Court of Justice

Commission v Hungary Law governing the institutions Asylum policy: Hungary is ordered to pay a lump sum of 200 million euros and a penalty payment of 1 million euros per day of delay for failure to comply with a judgment of the Court of Justice

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Czech Ministry of Finance signed a CZK 13 billion loan accord to upgrade the country’s rail network, unlocking the second part of planned EIB support totalling CZK 48.8 billion. The funding will improve TEN-T railway lines in the Czech Republic and enable the deployment of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). The project will be managed by Správa železnic, s.o., the national railway infrastructure administrator, under the authority of the Czech Ministry of Transport. The first part of the loan, CZK 24 billion, was signed in autumn 2023.

European Commission Speech Antwerp, 13 Jun 2024 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to be here for the opening of the Eurochambres Congress 2024. It is apt that we are in Antwerp, where President v...