European Parliament held heated debate over AI liability rules
Published: 22/10/2026
| Politico
The barbs were flying during a European Parliament plenary debate on artificial intelligence (AI) governance, resurrecting long-standing divisions within the centrist coalition supporting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over corporate accountability for AI harms.
The debate centres on the Commission's decision the previous year to withdraw the proposed AI Liability Directive as part of a wider administrative simplification agenda intended to bolster European competitiveness. European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela noted that the draft legislation was initially retracted after member states and parliamentarians failed to achieve consensus.
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