opinion parliamentary committee, 25 June 2026
On institutional aspects of artificial intelligence in the context of European integration
Document IMCO-AD-787702 · (2025/2118(INI))
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection · Rapporteur: Gheorghe Piperea
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The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection submits the following to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, as the committee responsible :
Amendment 1
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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| C. whereas the Artificial Intelligence Actintroduces the world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for AI; whereas AI is advancing at an unprecedented pace, reshaping economic activity, public administration and societal interactions; | C. whereas the Artificial Intelligence Act introduces the world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for AI; whereas AI is advancing at an unprecedented pace, reshaping economic activity, public administration and societal interactions; whereas AI can create significant opportunities for economic growth, scientific progress, administrative efficiency and evidence-based policymaking, and can strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, technological sovereignty and capacity for innovation; whereas competitive European technological capacity is essential to the EU’s strategic autonomy and democratic integrity; |
Amendment 2
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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| Ca. whereas consumers’ and citizens’ trust is a precondition for the broad adoption of AI-powered products and services across the internal market; whereas clear, predictable and proportionate rules for AI systems in business-to-consumer contexts, within an efficient regulatory context, are important for avoiding unnecessary burdens, providing the legal certainty for businesses to innovate and scale up, and empowering consumers to make informed choices; whereas unnecessary compliance costs and administrative burdens risk discouraging investment and slowing the development and deployment of AI-driven solutions that benefit EU citizens; |
Amendment 3
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
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| D. whereas the UN Global Digital Compact calls for strengthened international cooperation on the governance of AI and highlights the role of global forums in facilitating dialogue on the societal and ethical implications of AI; | D. whereas international cooperation on the governance of AI and the role of global forums in facilitating dialogue on the societal and ethical implications of AI are important, alongside cooperation with relevant authorities such as data protection, consumer protection and competition authorities; whereas the effective and consistent application of EU regulatory frameworks across Member States is essential to ensure a level playing field, protect consumers and prevent market fragmentation, as well as to strengthen trust in public institutions; whereas the effective deployment of AI technologies across the EU requires a genuinely integrated digital single market, free from regulatory fragmentation and administrative barriers, so as to enable businesses of all sizes, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups, to operate and scale up across borders on equal terms; |
Amendment 4
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
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| H. whereas monitoring global AI developments at EU level, in close cooperation with the Commission’s AI Office, the European Artificial Intelligence Board (AI Board) and the national competent authorities, monitoring developments in the Member States, maintaining regular exchanges with national parliaments, and identifying potential cross-sectoral overlaps and gaps in the EU’s legal framework for AI will be of utmost importance; whereas the proposed European Parliament AI Observatory should play a central role in this regard; | H. whereas monitoring global AI developments at EU level, in close cooperation with the Commission’s AI Office, the European Artificial Intelligence Board (AI Board) and the national competent authorities, observing developments in the Member States, maintaining regular exchanges with national parliaments, and identifying potential cross-sectoral overlaps and gaps in the EU’s legal framework for AI with a view to improving coherence, legal certainty and innovation-friendly implementation across the EU will be of the utmost importance; whereas the proposed European Parliament AI Observatory should play a central role in this regard; |
Amendment 5
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
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| I. whereas the proposed European Parliament AI Observatory would qualify as an EU body that may be invited to the meetings of the AI Board, in accordance with Article 65(2) of the Artificial Intelligence Act; | I. whereas the proposed European Parliament AI Observatory, without creating duplications with existing structures, should contribute to a structured, transparent and reliable flow of information to Parliament on AI-related developments across the EU, while facilitating fast and direct access for Parliament to relevant information and to fragmented responses from national authorities; |
Amendment 6
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
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| Ia. whereas the drafting of legal rules, the development of case-law and the adoption of administrative decisions within the EU institutions and the Member States inherently involve the exercise of direct, identifiable human responsibility subject to democratic oversight; whereas algorithmic systems can be vulnerable to errors, hallucinations and manipulation and can lack transparency and rely on data of varying quality, which makes them, in some contexts, less reliable than human assessment, particularly in sensitive areas such as public policymaking, law enforcement or administrative decision-making; |
Amendment 7
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
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| Ib. whereas Parliament must continue to develop its own internal regulatory framework for the proper and effective use of AI by its services, in line with the EU’s values and principles; whereas AI systems in public administration must foster EU digital sovereignty, remain human-centric and complement human expertise and should be complemented by meaningful safeguards such as identifiable human oversight, accountability, transparency and effective redress where decisions affect citizens, consumers or businesses; whereas human skills, experience and legal responsibility constitute essential safeguards against systemic errors, algorithmic biases and the risk of the decision-making process being destorted as a result of the opaque or improper use of such systems; |
Amendment 8
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
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| Ja. whereas the responsible use of AI systems, in accordance with a robust regulatory and governance framework, can improve the quality, accessibility and efficiency of legislative and administrative processes by supporting evidence-based policymaking, facilitating the analysis of complex regulatory frameworks and improving access to information that is relevant for democratic scrutiny; |
Amendment 9
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
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| Ka. whereas maintaining effective, meaningful and verifiable human oversight of AI systems is essential to ensure respect for fundamental rights, administrative accountability and the principles of the rule of law; whereas such oversight requires staff to have the appropriate skills and to continuously update these skills to keep pace with rapid technological developments; whereas Parliament should therefore invest in the continuous training, upskilling and reskilling of its staff, ensure broad and inclusive access to digital skills, and allocate adequate resources to building internal capacity to use, evaluate and oversee AI systems, promoting a responsible, efficient, fundamental rights-driven, human-centric and ethical approach to AI use, accompanied by transparent, efficient and coherent use of resources in line with existing structures; whereas the development of Parliament’s analytical capacities, including through the creation of an AI Observatory, should be undertaken with full transparency and budget responsibility, aim to support parliamentary work through AI tools, reduce information asymmetries without replacing existing human expertise, and help relieve staff of repetitive, technical or low-value-added tasks; whereas the use of AI should enhance the value of human work while avoiding duplications of existing structures, making efficient use of existing resources and enabling staff to focus on essential functions such as critical analysis, decision-making and strategic orientation; |
Amendment 10
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
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| Kb. whereas disparities between Member States in digital infrastructure, data capacities and administrative resources, as well as divergences in the interpretation and implementation of the EU’s AI legislative framework at national level, risk leading to uneven enforcement, regulatory fragmentation, legal uncertainty and barriers to cross-border AI deployment in the internal market, particularly for SMEs and start-ups; whereas EU-level support, capacity building and cooperation are necessary to ensure a level playing field, protect consumers and businesses and prevent fragmentation; |
Amendment 11
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
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| L. whereas the rapid deployment of AI technologies is profoundly transforming electoral campaigning and political communication; whereas such technologies may interfere with the integrity of electoral processes and undermine trust in democratic institutions, including in the context of European elections; | L. whereas the rapid deployment of AI technologies is profoundly transforming electoral campaigning and political communication; whereas such technologies may interfere with the integrity of electoral processes and undermine trust in democratic institutions, including in the context of European elections; whereas AI technologies may also offer technical solutions capable of streamlining electoral processes; whereas the use of AI in such processes must fully safeguard democratic integrity, transparency, accountability and digital sovereignty; |
Amendment 12
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
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| La. whereas very large online platforms and search engines are subject to obligations under EU law, such as strict systemic risk assessments, proactive mechanisms for detecting and eliminating coordinated manipulation networks, and full transparency in relation to recommendation systems and the funding of political content, as well as independent audits, to prevent external interference and distortion of the electoral process within the EU; |
Amendment 13
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
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| Ma. whereas the use of AI systems in public administration may involve the processing of personal data and may lead to the adoption of automated decisions that have a direct impact on citizens; whereas such systems should ensure an appropriate level of accountability, accuracy, data governance, safety and transparency; whereas AI systems reflect the data, models and design choices on which they are based and should therefore be subject to appropriate human oversight, in accordance with the AI Act, in particular for high-risk AI systems used in the context of public administration; |
Amendment 14
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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| 1. Stresses that AI governance is not solely a matter of technical regulation, but also a matter of constitutional applicability, affecting the exercise of public authority, democratic legitimacy and the EU’s institutional balance as defined in Article 13 TEU, and therefore requiring sustained parliamentary scrutiny within the scope of Parliament’s competence; | 1. Stresses that AI governance is not solely a matter of technical regulation, but also a matter of EU strategic digital autonomy and constitutional applicability, affecting the exercise of public authority, democratic legitimacy and the EU’s institutional balance as defined in Article 13 TEU; stresses, therefore, that AI governance requires sustained parliamentary scrutiny within the scope of Parliament’s competence; |
Amendment 15
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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| 2a. Stresses, that AI is of crucial importance for EU digital sovereignty, contributing to prosperity, productivity and opportunities for EU citizens and workers; insists, therefore, that the EU must preserve and advance its strategic autonomy by ensuring independent European capabilities in the development and deployment of AI technologies, while ensuring that these technologies are subject to careful oversight and democratic and human-centric standards; commits to further developing a robust internal regulatory and ethical framework for the use of AI in order to maximise efficiency, innovation and public value, while safeguarding fundamental rights, data protection, transparency, accountability and human oversight in all parliamentary activities; |
Amendment 16
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
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| 2b. Points out that disparities between EU Member States in digital infrastructure, data capacities and technical expertise risk fragmenting the internal market for AI and are limiting innovation; stresses, therefore, the importance of establishing a genuine internal market for AI in order to reduce fragmentation, enable the scaling-up of European innovation and investment, and foster secure, interoperable and trustworthy European AI solutions, thereby strengthening Europe’s technological sovereignty, competitiveness and resilience; |
Amendment 17
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
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| 2c. Stresses the potential of AI to support evidence-based policymaking, strategic foresight and policy planning, and to facilitate the exchange of alerts and best practice; stresses the potential of AI to streamline decision-making and improve the operational efficiency of the EU institutions by reducing administrative burdens; calls, therefore, for the responsible integration of AI tools across the EU institutions to handle routine administrative tasks, while ensuring human oversight and accountability; |
Amendment 18
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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| 3. Recalls the Council conclusions calling for stronger EU ambition, investment and cooperation in the field of AI, including with international organisations; considers that Parliament should have stronger institutional capacity to scrutinise the EU’s global engagement in AI and the implications thereof for the EU’s sovereignty and democratic accountability; | 3. Recalls the Council conclusions calling for a higher level of ambition, investment and cooperation in the field of AI at EU level, as well as with international organisations; considers that Parliament should have a stronger institutional capacity to scrutinise the EU’s engagement in AI globally and its consequences on the Union’s sovereignty and democratic accountability; stresses that the deployment of AI could lead to increased effectiveness of the internal market and contribute to making it more competitive globally; |
Amendment 19
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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| 4. Calls for a structured and regular interinstitutional dialogue between Parliament, the Commission and the Council on the institutional implications of AI; | 4. Calls for a structured and regular interinstitutional dialogue between Parliament, the Commission and the Council on the institutional implications of AI, including regular exchanges on the implementation of EU legislation on AI, administrative coordination, and the impact of AI systems on society and on the coherence of the internal market; |
Amendment 20
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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| 5a. Stresses that the EU’s institutional sovereignty in the field of AI can only be secured and sustained through a decisive commitment to the development and scaling-up of European technologies, including through a globally competitive European tech ecosystem and secure, interoperable and sovereign cloud infrastructures; underlines the need for strategic autonomy across the entire AI value chain – from access to high-quality data, semiconductors and advanced computing capacity to the development, deployment and scaling-up of trustworthy AI systems – while reducing critical dependencies on non-EU providers through stronger coordination, joint investment and strengthened common governance among the Member States; further stresses that providers, deployers and other actors across the AI value chain should assume responsibility in accordance with their respective role and degree of control, and that responsibility for the effects of AI systems should not be unfairly transferred to end-users, consumers, workers or staff; |
Amendment 21
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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| 7. Underlines that, in an era of strong geopolitical competition, Parliament’s participation in international forums is essential; stresses that AI practices and technologies shared externally must comply with Parliament’s commitments to transparency, sustainability, data protection and democratic oversight; emphasises, moreover, the importance of addressing systemic risks associated with AI, including the propagation of so-called hallucinations, which may undermine the accuracy and reliability of information, as well as the potential socio-economic impact of AI, notably in terms of job displacement, rather than merely promoting technological excellence; | 7. Underlines that, in an era of strong geopolitical competition, Parliament’s participation in international forums is essential; stresses that AI practices and technologies shared externally must comply with Parliament’s commitments to transparency, sustainability, data protection and democratic oversight; emphasises, moreover, the importance of promoting trustworthy and human-centric AI, while addressing potential systemic risks related to the reliability and accuracy of AI, including algorithmic bias, disinformation, foreign interference and the generation of inaccurate or non-existent outputs (’hallucinations’), which may undermine the reliability and trustworthiness of information; stresses, furthermore, the need to assess the broader socio-economic impact of AI, notably in terms of labour market disruption; highlights, in this context, the need to develop EU citizens’ skills to raise awareness of the benefits of AI and the related risks; |
Amendment 22
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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| 8. Underlines that AI, by virtue of its scale, speed and cross-border impact, constitutes a systemic global challenge and that, as with earlier transformative technologies, including nuclear technology in the mid-20th century, responsible governance requires the timely negotiation and establishment of a dedicated international convention or treaty on AI at a global level; | 8. Underlines that AI, by virtue of its scale, speed and cross-border impact, constitutes a transformative technology with wide-ranging strategic implications, and calls for the timely negotiation and establishment of a dedicated international convention or framework on AI at a global level, in order to ensure the effective oversight of global safeguards and to ensure that safeguards are in place to prevent and mitigate risks that might arise from the development and deployment of AI systems; |
Amendment 23
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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| 9. Takes note of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence; considers that, given the global systemic nature of AI technologies, further reflection should take place on the establishment of a global multilateral framework or convention aimed at preventing systemic risks and ensuring democratic accountability at a global level; | 9. Takes note of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence; considers that, given the global systemic nature of AI technologies, further reflection should take place on the establishment of a global multilateral framework or convention aimed at promoting international cooperation, democratic accountability and innovation-friendly governance at a global level with adequate resources; |
Amendment 24
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
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| 12a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the internal market by mobilising existing EU instruments and to establish robust and targeted mechanisms that help to develop common infrastructure and administrative capacity-building programmes, prevent distortions of competition and guarantee a level playing field; calls for it to be ensured that the implementation of the EU’s AI framework is uniform and innovation-friendly, avoiding unnecessary administrative burdens, overlapping reporting obligations and national measures that could fragment the internal market and hinder the scaling-up of trustworthy European AI solutions; |
Amendment 25
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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| 14. Calls for analysis of overlaps, gaps and inconsistencies between the numerous AI-related legislative and policy instruments and their implementation in order to reduce fragmentation and ensure coherent application across sectoral domains, including coherent institutional implementation; | 14. Stresses that AI systems used in public administration must not lead to purely automated decisions in areas that have legal or social impacts on consumers and must be subject to meaningful safeguards in line with EU law, such as human oversight, transparency, explainability, non-discrimination safeguards and effective redress mechanisms; calls for analysis of overlaps, gaps and inconsistencies between the numerous AI-related legislative and policy instruments and their implementation in order to reduce fragmentation and ensure coherent application across sectoral domains, including coherent institutional implementation; considers that such analysis should explicitly aim to uphold a level playing field in the internal market and simplify the compliance environment for businesses operating across the EU, including through the use of AI tools to support evidence-based policymaking, simplification and the ex post evaluation of EU legislation, thereby helping to reduce administrative burdens and compliance costs, particularly for SMEs; |
Amendment 26
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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| 19. Calls for systematic parliamentary assessment of AI-related risks to democratic processes, including electoral integrity, and for the European Parliament AI Observatory to support the monitoring of elections and European political parties, considering that AI increasingly shapes political communication, electoral processes, public discourse and decision-making; | 19. Calls for systematic parliamentary assessment of the risks and opportunities of AI for democratic processes, including electoral integrity, and for the European Parliament AI Observatory to support the monitoring of elections and European political parties; recognises that AI can also enhance democratic participation, improve access to information, and strengthen evidence-based policymaking, while underlining the need to ensure that its use remains transparent, accountable and consistent with EU law; acknowledges the evolving governance challenges related to AI and existing Treaty provisions governing institutional competences; stresses that priority should be given to the effective implementation and enforcement of existing EU legislation in the field of AI and the internal market; |
Annex: declaration of input 1 paragraph
The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register1, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.
Information on adoption in committee asked for opinion 1 paragraph
| Date adopted | 25.6.2026 |
| Result of final vote | + : 33 - : 5 0 : 1 |
Procedure pages
How the committees handled the text, and how their members voted on it.
Final vote by roll call by the committee asked for opinion 7 paragraphs
33 · For
- ECR
- Stefano Cavedagna, Piotr Müller, Gheorghe Piperea, Mariateresa Vivaldini
- EPP
- Peter Agius, Pablo Arias Echeverría, Nina Carberry, Henrik Dahl, Dóra Dávid, Salvatore De Meo, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Dirk Gotink, Paulius Saudargas, Andreas Schwab, Tomislav Sokol, Dimitris Tsiodras, Adina Valean
- Renew
- Jeannette Baljeu, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann
- S&D
- Marc Angel, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Gabriele Bischoff, Maria Grapini, Elisabeth Grossmann, Maria Guzenina, Romana Jerkovic, Christel Schaldemose, Georgia Tramacere
- Greens
- Anna Cavazzini, Alexandra Geese, Katrin Langensiepen, Kim Van Sparrentak
5 · Against
- ESN
- Arno Bausemer, Volker Schnurrbusch
- Patriots
- Elisabeth Dieringer, Pál Szekeres
- The Left
- Hanna Gedin
1 · Abstained
- Patriots
- Jaroslav Bzoch
Key:
+ : in favour
- : against
0 : abstentions