European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure

Tabled by Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Abir Al-Sahlani, Emma Wiesner, Jana Toom, Gilles Boyer, Benoit Cassart, Katri Kulmuni, Olivier Chastel, Hristo Petrov, Helmut Brandstätter, Anna Stürgkh, Lucia Yar, Michal Wiezik, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Martin Hojsík, Sophie Wilmès, Barry Andrews, Bruno Tobback, Chloé Ridel, Nathalie Loiseau, Bernard Guetta, Grégory Allione, Pascal Canfin, Laurence Farreng, Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Fabienne Keller, Valérie Devaux, Jérémy Decerle, Valérie Hayer, Robert Biedroń, Elena Sancho Murillo, Michael McNamara, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Urmas Paet, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Engin Eroglu, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Brigitte van den Berg, Irena Joveva, Asger Christensen, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Giorgio Gori, Jens Geier, Nicola Zingaretti, Irene Tinagli, Dario Nardella, Brando Benifei, Christophe Clergeau, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Elsi Katainen, Dainius Žalimas, Billy Kelleher, Ivars Ijabs, Lina Gálvez, Mélissa Camara, Svenja Hahn, Krzysztof Śmiszek, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Yannis Maniatis, Sandra Gómez López, Moritz Körner, Stine Bosse, Karin Karlsbro, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Elisabetta Gualmini, José Cepeda, Aurore Lalucq, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Pierre Jouvet, Murielle Laurent, Emma Rafowicz, Raphaël Glucksmann, Eric Sargiacomo, Claire Fita, François Kalfon, Nora Mebarek, Bart Groothuis, Sigrid Friis, Charles Goerens, Malik Azmani, Jeannette Baljeu, Anouk Van Brug, Matthias Ecke, Leire Pajín, Idoia Mendia, Tsvetelina Penkova, Dan Barna, Annalisa Corrado, Jean-Marc Germain, Sandro Ruotolo, Marjan Šarec, Pierfrancesco Maran, Elio Di Rupo, Nicolás González Casares, Alicia Homs Ginel, Joachim Streit, Sofie Eriksson, Yvan Verougstraete, Barry Cowen

Added: 3a. Reaffirms that the EU must remain sovereign in enforcing its laws, especially in the digital field; firmly condemns and calls for the cancellation of the travel bans imposed by the United States on civil society leaders Imran Ahmed, Clare Melford, Anna-Lena von Hodenberg and Josephine Ballon, whose work contributes to a safer digital environment for all and holds digital platforms accountable, as well as the travel ban imposed by the United States on former EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, who played a key role in establishing EU digital rules; calls on the Commission and the Member States to deliver a firm response to these unprecedented attacks; notes recent enforcement actions taken under the Digital Services Act1a for breaches of transparency and risk-mitigation obligations, such as the EUR 120 million fine against X; recalls that enforcement of the EU’s digital legislation aims to ensure compliance with EU law and the protection of fundamental rights, and not to regulate political opinions; underlines that the deployment of new functionalities, including those based on generative AI, by very large online platforms must be accompanied by appropriate safeguards and risk-mitigation measures to ensure full compliance with EU law, in particular as regards the prevention of the dissemination of illegal or manipulated content; denounces the support provided by certain political parties – such as the AfD, Reconquête, Fidesz or Konfederacja – which repeat narratives originating from outside the EU and weaken the EU’s digital legislation and democratic values; __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj).

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.007v01-00