Where the law stands, Dossier 2026/2005(INI)
Shaping the EU's external action to address the human rights challenges posed by artificial intelligence
Own-initiative report (INI): Parliament’s own position on a topic. It is not binding. · First reading
Parliament sets out its own position on a topic. The resolution is not binding but signals what Parliament wants.
Where it stands
Committee work
In committee: AFET (Foreign Affairs) is preparing the report (draft published 25 June 2026).
- Referred to committee(done) 22 January 2026
- Committee work AFET (Foreign Affairs) preparing the report
- Tabled for plenary(to come)
- Plenary vote(to come)
- Parliament’s position(to come)
No plenary decision on this dossier is in our records yet.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Foreign Affairs
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Nacho Sánchez Amor (S&D)
- An MEP who follows a report on behalf of their own group when another group holds the rapporteur.
- Arkadiusz Mularczyk (ECR), Bernard Guetta (Renew), Tomasz Froelich (ESN), Adrián Vázquez Lázara (EPP), Tiago Moreira De Sá (Patriots), Catarina Vieira (Greens), Isabel Serra Sánchez (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Committee draft· 25 Jun 2026
AI summary:A draft report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs calls for a holistic EU strategy for external action on artificial intelligence (AI) that puts human rights at its centre.
Timeline
Newest first.
Committee stage 3 steps
4 September – 23 September 2026
Amendments tabled in committee (2 batches)
Members of AFET (Foreign Affairs) proposed changes to the draft.
Amendments in committee (AFET)Amendments in committee (AFET)
25 June 2026
Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AFET (Foreign Affairs). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
22 January 2026
Referred to the AFET (Foreign Affairs) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2026/2005(INI)