Interoperable Europe +++ Cyber Resilience Act +++ AI Act

Tue Jul 4 07:21:48 UTC 2023

 = Interoperable Europe +++ Cyber Resilience Act +++ AI Act =

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July is here and so is our newsletter! In this issue we have some
updates on the latest status of the Interoperable Europe Act, the Cyber
Resilience Act, and the Artificial Intelligence Act. The competition
YH4F has just ended.

Table of contents

1. Cyber Resilience Act: First committee backs FSFE demand to protect
   Free Software

2. IEA: EU Parliament advances in strengthening the role of Free
   Software, yet needs to improve...

3. … and Council to exclude relevant stakeholders from contributing to
   an Interoperable Europe

4. Artificial Intelligence: EU: Majority for AI Act – and safeguards for
   Free Software

5. Germany: questions about the status of dPhoenix

6. 'Youth Hacking 4 Freedom': second edition ended

7. Planet FSFE: check out latest community news

8. Get Involved - Become a translator

9. Take Action! Add our email addresses to your contacts

10. Quote of the month

11. Contribute to our Newsletter

 === Cyber Resilience Act: First committee backs FSFE demand to protect Free Software ===

The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) launched a
landmark decision to protect Free Software developers in the Cyber
Resilience Act (CRA).

Read more about this [1]

 === IEA: EU Parliament advances in strengthening the role of Free Software, yet needs to improve... ===

The two EP Committees for opinion, IMCO and LIBE, have adopted their
texts on the Interoperable Europe Act [2]. While both recognise the
importance of Free Software for this regulation, the inclusion of the
Free Software community in the Board remains uncertain. The wording on
proper monitoring and evaluation goes in the right direction.

 === ...and Council to exclude relevant stakeholders from contributing to an Interoperable Europe ===

The current draft from the Council on the Interoperable Europe Act is
limiting the Interoperable Europe Board, and with this excluding
relevant stakeholders from contributing to a more interoperable and
innovative Europe. There is also a lack of improved wording in the area
of monitoring and budgeting.

More info about this [3]

 === Artificial Intelligence: EU: Majority for AI Act – and safeguards for Free Software ===

The European Parliament voted in favour of the AI Act with 499 votes in
favour, 28 against, and 93 abstentions. Free Software is given
safeguards; these rules must now be defended in the inter-institutional
negotiations (also known as trialogue in which representatives of the
Parliament, the Council and the Commission agree on an final text) and
transferred to the Cyber Resilience Act and the Product Liability
Directive.

Read more about this [4]

 === Germany: questions about status of dPhoenix ===

A Free Software office and collaboration suite for the public sector is
one of the projects with which the German government aims to fulfil the
goals of the coalition agreement in relation to Free Software. But a
closer look at the project raises the question whether our long-term
demands for 'Public Money? Public Code!' are actually met [5].

 === 'Youth Hacking 4 Freedom' second edition ended ===

The second edition of the Youth Hacking 4 Freedom contest has just
ended. Almost 70 teenagers from all over Europe registered for this
second edition that will have its award ceremony in October.

Check out the YH4F website [6] for the latest updates about this
competition!

 === Planet FSFE: check out latest community news ===

The FSFE planet is a aggregation of blog posts and thoughts of the Free
Software community. Check out the latest posts about the FSFE booth in
Veganmania in Vienna or the latest news from the KDE community.

 === Check out the latest posts [7]   Get Involved - Become a translator! ===

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The Spanish translation team will also need an extra hand in the coming
months as Spain holds the EU presidency for the second half of the year.

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 === Take action! Add our email addresses to your contacts ===

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 === Quote of the Month ===

    "The FSFE does great work to further software freedom locally,
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    it felt natural to become a supporter. I also want to be more
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Your editor, Ana Galán

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  5: https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230606-01.en.html
  6: https://fsfe.org/activities/yh4f/index.en.html
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