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Draft report (2025/2112(INI)) 2026-02-26

Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade

Committee on International Trade

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Amendment 1

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution

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– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/10204 ,

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4 4 OJ L, 2024/1252, 3.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1252/oj.

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Amendment 2

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

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– having regard to the outcomes of the Critical Minerals Ministerial in Washington, D.C., on 4 February 2026, and to ongoing EU–US cooperation to diversify and strengthen secure, sustainable critical raw materials supply chains essential for EU's competitiveness, advanced technologies and resilience in global markets,

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Amendment 3

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

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– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items (recast),

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Amendment 4

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

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– having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2025 entitled “An International Digital Strategy for the European Union” (JOIN/2025/140 final),

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Amendment 5

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

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– having regard to the principal role the World Trade Organization (WTO) plays in upholding a rules-based multilateral trading system, and to its importance for the deployment of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence in international trade,

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Amendment 6

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

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– having regard to WTO rules, in particular the principles of non-discrimination and of transparency regarding export restrictions,

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Amendment 7

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

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A. whereas artificial intelligence (AI) is a general-purpose technology reshaping EU trade across goods, services and data flows by lowering information and compliance costs, transforming supply-chain management and expanding digitally delivered services; whereas AI presents significant challenges and opportunities to strengthen the EU’s trade competitiveness; whereas EU trade policy is pivotal to ensuring a holistic external AI strategy that combines openness with resilience and supports predictable cross-border operations;

A. whereas artificial intelligence (AI) is a general-purpose technology reshaping EU trade across goods, services and data flows by lowering information and compliance costs, transforming supply-chain management and expanding digitally delivered services; whereas AI presents significant challenges and transformative opportunities to strengthen the EU’s trade and productivity, innovation capacity and global trade competitiveness, provided that policies support innovation-friendly development and open markets enabling data free flows with trust; whereas EU trade policy is pivotal to ensuring a holistic external AI strategy that combines openness with resilience and supports predictable cross-border operations;

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Amendment 8

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

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A. whereas artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology reshaping EU trade across goods, services and data flows by potentially lowering information and compliance costs, transforming supply-chain management and expanding digitally delivered services; whereas AI, and power dynamics related to the ownership of technology present both significant challenges and opportunities to the EU’s trade competitiveness; whereas EU trade policy is pivotal to ensuring a holistic external AI strategy that combines openness, transparency and safety with resilience and respect of fundamental rights, and supports predictable cross-border operations;

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Amendment 9

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

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A. whereas artificial intelligence (AI) is a general-purpose technology reshaping all areas of life; whereas AI is increasingly deployed in EU trade; whereas AI has potential to lower information and compliance costs, transform supply-chain management and expand digitally delivered services; whereas AI presents significant opportunities to strengthen the EU’s trade competitiveness while recognising challenges; whereas EU trade policy is pivotal to ensuring a holistic external AI strategy that combines openness with resilience and supports predictable cross-border operations;

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Amendment 10

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Ľubica Karvašová, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

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A a. whereas AI presents significant opportunities to enhance the efficiency and security of customs controls in the European Union, while ensuring data protection and transparency of processes; whereas combating fraud, counterfeiting, and unfair trade practices requires strengthened traceability of imported goods; whereas a coordinated approach among Member States, European agencies, and national authorities, supported by automated, GDPR compliant and secure tools, is essential to harmonize controls and preserve the integrity of the single market;

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Amendment 11

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

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B. whereas the rapid diffusion of AI is contributing to structural changes in the organisation, geography and governance of international services trade, with implications for competitiveness, employment and development; whereas these changes interact with existing gaps in production capacity, infrastructure and skills within the EU and beyond; whereas maintaining an open, resilient and inclusive sustainable trade model requires a coherent and holistic strategy to manage AI-driven change; whereas the EU’s external economic relations, including with partners in the Global South, should support inclusive AI uptake and shared value creation;

B. whereas the rapid diffusion and deployment of AI is contributing to structural changes in the organisation, geography and governance of international services trade, with implications for competitiveness, employment and development; whereas it is still to be determined whether AI can best most useful in transforming and shaping processes and internal workflows; whereas AI open-source solutions offer significant advantages, including reduced costs, enhanced data privacy via local deployment, contributing to an increase in healthy competition in AI and reduced dependence from non-EU providers; whereas these changes can interact with existing gaps in production capacity, infrastructure and skills within the EU and beyond if deployed in the right sector and industry; whereas research and AI literacy is pivotal in helping industries and institutions understand where AI technologies are best suited and can provide the best opportunities, whereas maintaining an open, resilient and inclusive sustainable trade model requires a coherent and holistic strategy to manage AI-driven change; whereas the EU’s external economic relations, including with partners in the Global South, should support inclusive and transparent approach towards safe AI and shared value creation;

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Amendment 12

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

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B. whereas the rapid diffusion of AI is contributing to structural changes in the organisation, geography and governance of international services trade, with implications for competitiveness, employment and development; whereas these changes interact with existing gaps in production capacity, infrastructure and skills within the EU and beyond; whereas maintaining an open, resilient and inclusive sustainable trade model requires a coherent and holistic approach to AI; whereas the EU’s external economic relations should support inclusive AI uptake and promote human-centric model based on ethics-by-default principle focused on supporting human dignity;

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Amendment 13

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

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C. whereas cross-border data flows are critical for AI development, training and deployment; whereas digital trade rules increasingly shape AI competitiveness; whereas the EU’s human-centric framework, anchored in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the AI Act, provides a credible model for trustworthy AI that, if promoted internationally, can become a competitive advantage in markets valuing transparency and rights-respecting governance; whereas the absence of a harmonized international framework for artificial intelligence creates competitive distortions, trade barriers, and risks of regulatory fragmentation; whereas the World Trade Organization (WTO) could be the appropriate forum to establish multilateral rules on AI, ensuring predictable, fair, and rights-respecting digital trade;

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Amendment 14

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

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C. whereas cross-border data flows and access to data are critical for AI development, training and deployment; whereas it is of utmost importance to ensure safety of data, in particular sensitive health and genomic data; whereas digital trade rules increasingly shape AI competitiveness; whereas the EU’s human-centric framework, anchored in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the AI Act, provides a credible model for trustworthy AI that, if promoted internationally, can become a competitive advantage in markets valuing transparency and rights-respecting governance;

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Amendment 15

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas cross-border data flows are a critical component for AI development, training and deployment but need to be examined carefully in order to ensure that a high level of data protection remains guaranteed; whereas digital trade rules increasingly shape AI competitiveness; whereas the EU’s human-centric framework, anchored in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the AI Act, provides a credible model for trustworthy AI that, if promoted internationally, can become a competitive advantage in markets valuing transparency and rights-respecting governance;

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Amendment 16

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas cross-border data flows are critical for AI development, training and deployment; whereas digital trade rules increasingly shape AI competitiveness; whereas the EU’s human-centric framework should remain innovation-friendly and avoid unnecessary administrative burdens that could hinder SMEs, investment and technological development;

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Amendment 17

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 18

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

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C a. whereas the rapid development of AI necessitates the systematic inclusion of AI provisions in all future free trade agreements and the modernisation of existing ones in order to ensure trading partners adopt similar regulatory approaches and to foster regulatory convergence;

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Amendment 19

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

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D. whereas AI use remains uneven across sectors, regions and company sizes, with advantages accruing to actors controlling data, computing power and skills, risking widened productivity and export gaps for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and companies adopting AI at a later stage; whereas AI-enabled trade competitiveness depends on access to data, compute capacity, energy, connectivity, capital and skills, and many of these factors are influenced by trade and investment relations; whereas the EU attracted only six percent of global investment in AI startups in the first half of 2024, creating structural dependencies which have an impact on trade relations and the European strategic autonomy; whereas fair access to AI infrastructure is essential for SMEs to remain competitive, as they face significant hurdles compared to large corporations, including high costs of compute resources, limited data access, and a shortage of technical talent;

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Amendment 20

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas AI remains a rapidly evolving technology; whereas premature or excessive regulatory intervention risks undermining innovation, investment and competitiveness; whereas a proportionate, risk-based and innovation-friendly approach is essential;

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Amendment 21

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the AI supply chain is highly concentrated in a small number of countries and regions, leaving the EU dependent on foreign powers for access to critical computing power and semiconductors; whereas intensifying technological competition between the United States, China, and the EU, marked by divergent AI governance models, tariff escalation and export controls on critical technologies, heightens the risk that access to key AI inputs will be used as geopolitical leverage against the EU;

E. whereas the AI supply chain is highly concentrated in a small number of countries and regions, leaving the EU dependent on foreign powers for access to critical computing power and semiconductors; whereas foreign-owned critical AI infrastructure increases the risk of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference; whereas intensifying technological competition between the United States, China, and the EU, marked by divergent AI governance models, tariff escalation and export controls on critical technologies, heightens the risk that access to key AI inputs will be used as geopolitical leverage against the EU; whereas AI models could be used in the future for biological weapon development, automated cyber-attacks, and scientific development that can be used for the generation or optimization of weapon systems; whereas third countries have demonstrably pressured AI companies into allowing the use of AI for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance against the AI developers terms of service;

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Amendment 22

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the AI supply chain is highly concentrated in a small number of countries and regions, leaving the EU dependent on foreign powers for access to critical computing power and semiconductors; whereas intensifying technological competition between the United States, China, and the EU, marked by divergent AI governance models, tariff escalation and export controls on critical technologies, heightens the risk that access to key AI inputs will be used as geopolitical leverage against the EU;

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Amendment 23

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the AI supply chain is highly concentrated in a small number of countries and regions, leaving the EU dependent on foreign powers for access to critical computing power and semiconductors; whereas intensifying technological competition between the United States, China, and the EU, marked by divergent AI governance models, tariff escalation and export controls on critical technologies, heightens the risk that access to key AI inputs will be used as geopolitical leverage against the EU;

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Amendment 24

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the AI supply chain is highly concentrated in a small number of countries and regions, leaving the EU dependent on foreign powers for access to critical computing power and semiconductors; whereas intensifying technological competition between the United States, China, and the EU, marked by divergent AI governance models, tariff escalation and export controls on critical technologies, heightens the risk that access to key AI inputs will be used as geopolitical leverage against the EU;

E. whereas the AI supply chain is highly concentrated in a small number of countries and regions, leaving the EU dependent on foreign powers for access to critical computing power and semiconductors; whereas intensifying technological competition increases the risk that access to key AI inputs will be used as geopolitical leverage; whereas the EU should strengthen strategic autonomy by diversifying supply chains and deepening cooperation with trusted partners which share democratic values and a commitment to open and rules-based trade;

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Amendment 25

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the AI supply chain is highly concentrated in a small number of countries and regions, leaving the EU dependent on foreign powers for access to critical computing power and semiconductors; whereas intensifying technological competition between the United States, China, and the EU, marked by divergent AI governance models, tariff escalation and export controls on critical technologies, heightens the risk that access to key AI inputs will be used as geopolitical leverage against the EU;

E. whereas the AI supply chain is highly concentrated in a small number of countries and regions, creating a risk of dependencies for access to critical computing power, raw materials and semiconductors; whereas intensifying global technological competition, marked by divergent AI governance models, tariff escalation and export controls on critical technologies, heightens the risk that access to key AI inputs will be used as geopolitical leverage;

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Amendment 26

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

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E a. whereas AI development and adoption rely on access to global markets and technologies, which are impacted by trade policy frameworks; whereas the World Trade Organization (WTO) supports AI development and adoption by enabling more open, transparent and predictable trade in AI-enabled goods and services; whereas existing WTO agreements already make significant contributions to AI development and adoption, including the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), which lowers AI hardware deployment costs, the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), which promotes regulatory transparency and international standards, the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), which facilitates AI-related services trade, and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which supports AI development and diffusion;

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Amendment 27

Brando Benifei

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas the dual-use nature and growing militarisation of AI, including its deployment in contemporary conflicts such as Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, are accelerating a shift from safety-focused cooperation towards AI-driven geoeconomic and security competition; whereas AI governance, export controls, and standards are increasingly used as tools of strategic influence and power projection;

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Amendment 28

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas AI can be employed in weapons systems and mass surveillance tools; whereas such practices will create profound ethical and human rights concerns; whereas the United Nations Secretary General has called for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapon systems, machines capable of taking human lives without human oversight;

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Amendment 29

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recognises that AI can accelerate EU exports, especially for SMEs, by reducing market-entry barriers and compliance costs, enabling firms to reach markets that were previously beyond their reach; calls on the Commission to integrate trustworthy AI advisory services into the Access2Markets portal and the Single Entry Point to navigate tariffs, rules of origin and regulatory requirements;

1. Recognises that AI can accelerate EU exports, especially for SMEs, by reducing market-entry barriers and compliance costs, enabling firms to reach markets that were previously beyond their reach, provided that SMEs have a fair access to AI infrastructure; notes that AI can be a useful tool for companies, customs authorities and market surveillance authorities to facilitate compliance with EU rules such as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive or the Deforestation Regulation; calls on the Commission to integrate trustworthy AI advisory services into the Access2Markets portal and the Single Entry Point to navigate tariffs, rules of origin and regulatory requirements;

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Amendment 30

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recognises that AI can accelerate EU exports, especially for SMEs, by reducing market-entry barriers and compliance costs, enabling firms to reach markets that were previously beyond their reach; calls on the Commission to integrate trustworthy AI advisory services into the Access2Markets portal and the Single Entry Point to navigate tariffs, rules of origin and regulatory requirements;

1. Recognises that AI can accelerate EU exports, especially for SMEs, by reducing market-entry barriers and compliance costs, enabling firms to reach markets that were previously beyond their reach; calls on the Commission to integrate trustworthy AI advisory services into the Access2Markets portal and interconnected national contact points to navigate tariffs, rules of origin and regulatory requirements; stresses that these services must be offered in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, based on national administrations and existing entry points, with the Commission providing technical support and interoperability;

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Amendment 31

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recognises that AI can accelerate EU exports, especially for SMEs, by reducing market-entry barriers and compliance costs, enabling firms to reach markets that were previously beyond their reach; calls on the Commission to integrate trustworthy AI advisory services into the Access2Markets portal and the Single Entry Point to navigate tariffs, rules of origin and regulatory requirements;

1. Recognises that AI can accelerate EU exports, especially for SMEs, by reducing market-entry barriers and compliance costs, enabling firms to reach markets that were previously beyond their reach; calls on the Commission to integrate trustworthy AI advisory services into the Access2Markets portal and the Single Entry Point, helping businesses to navigate tariffs, rules of origin and regulatory requirements; calls on the Commission to prioritise SME-friendly AI tools and ensure that digital compliance solutions remain simple, affordable and accessible;

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Amendment 32

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1a. Underlines the strategic importance of mobilising AI for the economic and business intelligence of the Union and its Member States; encourages the development of tools for mapping trade flows and supply chains, ensuring early detection of supply shocks and strategic dependencies, and modelling the effects of tariff changes, sanctions, export controls or trade diversions; considers that these capacities must strengthen decision-making on trade policy and resilience, while protecting sensitive data and business secrecy, and prioritising sovereign AI solutions and data infrastructure;

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Amendment 33

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1b. Emphasises that AI can help to facilitate trade by automating, and improving the reliability of, the customs documents, proofs of origin and declarations required for international operations; encourages the use of compliance support tools enabling businesses, and SMEs in particular, to comply with the reporting obligations, regulatory requirements and due diligence mechanisms applicable to international trade; stresses the need to reduce administrative costs and delays, without introducing new burdens or additional complexity for operators;

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Amendment 34

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that AI can help cut delays and costs in EU supply chains by improving planning and coordination; welcomes the responsible use of AI for by companies as one way to facilitate the risk assessment and risk management required by relevant EU rules, such as the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive or the Deforestation Regulation; calls on the Commission to make paperless trade the norm and promote the sharing of reliable information between operators and authorities; calls for investment in AI-enabled logistics that ease bottlenecks at ports and corridors, and support for greener logistics through smarter routing and maintenance; calls on the Commission to incentivise open-source AI solutions, which contribute to increased competition and reduce the dependence from non-EU providers;

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Amendment 35

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that AI can help cut delays and costs in EU supply chains by improving planning and coordination; calls on the Commission to make paperless trade the norm and promote the sharing of reliable information between operators and authorities; calls for investment in AI-enabled logistics that ease bottlenecks at ports and corridors, including through the optimisation of sea and land routes, improvement of the performance of ports and logistical infrastructure, cargo allocation, warehouse automation, and modelling of the resilience of supply chains, and support for greener logistics through smarter routing and maintenance;

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Amendment 36

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that AI can help cut delays and costs in EU supply chains by improving planning and coordination; calls on the Commission to make paperless trade the norm and promote the sharing of reliable information between operators and authorities; calls for investment in AI-enabled logistics that ease bottlenecks at ports and corridors, and support for sustainable logistics through smarter routing and maintenance; emphasises that digitalisation and AI-enabled logistics should lead to greater productivity, efficiency and supply chain management, lower trade costs and reduced administrative burdens;

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Amendment 37

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Ľubica Karvašová, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 a. Highlights the potential of AI to enhance real-time traceability and customs control of imported products, particularly for sensitive goods (medicines, agri-food products, textiles, critical minerals, etc.), in order to combat fraud, counterfeiting, and unfair trade practices; calls on the Commission to consider deploying AI tools to automatically cross-reference customs declaration data with databases from health, environmental, and tax authorities, in order to identify inconsistencies and risks of non-compliance with European standards; calls on to integrate systems to secure product traceability throughout the supply chain, in collaboration with partner countries, to ensure the authenticity and origin of imported goods; urges the Commission to strengthen cooperation among Member States through the EU Customs Data Hub, using AI to harmonize control practices and prevent competitive distortions between European ports and airports; calls on the Commission to ensure that these tools strictly comply with the GDPR and fundamental rights, by regulating the use of personal data and guaranteeing transparency in the algorithms used for automated controls;

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Amendment 38

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Notes the potential role of AI in strengthening customs controls amid market overcapacity and the limitations of human inspections; calls on the Commission, also through the EU Customs Data Hub, to ensure that AI use enhances enforcement capacity and data sharing among authorities, and upholds compliance with EU law; calls on the Commission to provide resources and skills to market surveillance and customs authorities to use AI systems to check compliance by imported goods of relevant EU rules as well as to facilitate the scanning and analysing of product listings on e-commerce platforms, automating customs and market surveillance inspections and risk identification and integrating product compliance databases for real-time checks between market surveillance and customs authorities; highlights that such AI systems would constitute critical infrastructure should therefore remain independent and sovereign;

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Amendment 39

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Notes the potential role of AI in strengthening customs and border controls amid market overcapacity and the limitations of human inspections; calls on the Commission, also through the EU Customs Data Hub, to ensure that AI use enhances enforcement capacity and data sharing among authorities, and upholds compliance with EU law; calls on the Commission to investigate the potential of AI to combat counterfeit goods, customs fraud, unsafe imports and circumvention of EU-imposed sanctions;

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Amendment 40

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Notes the potential role of AI in strengthening customs and border controls amid market overcapacity and the limitations of human inspections facing challenges posed by the overflow of goods from China; calls on the Commission, also through the EU Customs Data Hub, to ensure that AI use enhances enforcement capacity and data sharing among authorities, and upholds compliance with EU law;

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Amendment 41

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Ľubica Karvašová, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Calls on the Commission, in order to address the surge in shipments of small parcels, especially, via non-European e-commerce platforms, in coordination with Member States, to deploy secure and dedicated AI tools to systematically analyze data from small parcels (customs declarations, product images, sender history) and detect anomalies such as undervaluation, false declarations of origin, prohibited or non-compliant products under REACH, CE, and other regulations; invites the Commission to require importers and e-commerce platforms to provide digital compliance proof with sanctions for non-compliance; highlights that the publication of the control results such as lists of blocked products and reasons for non-compliance could raising awareness for the European consumers of the risks associated with purchasing such products; demands the Commission to empower consumers with digital traceability labels and awareness campaigns on non-compliant product risks;

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Amendment 42

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3a. Underlines the potential of AI to strengthen trade defence and ensure the rules are applied more effectively, in particular by detecting strategies to circumvent sanctions and trade measures, analysing dumping practices and foreign subsidies, identifying hidden non-tariff barriers by analysing the legislation and rules of third countries, and ensuring tighter surveillance of ownership structures and business networks; calls on the Commission and the competent authorities of the Member States to use these tools to improve their investigation and reaction capacity, while guaranteeing robust methodology, traceability and data protection;

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Amendment 43

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Highlights the potential of artificial intelligence in upholding the protection of human rights including the effective implementation and enforcement of the EU Forced Labour Regulation by enhancing supply chain traceability, identifying high-risk products and regions, and strengthening risk-based investigations and custom controls;

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Amendment 44

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 b. Recalls that algorithms used by social media platforms within their recommender systems are important tools of so called attention economy and can be misused to undermine democracy and add to current geopolitical trade tensions; call therefore on the adoption of stricter approach to the regulation of these algorithms including within DTAs;

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Amendment 45

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

AI and structural changes in goods and services trade, labour and development

AI and structural changes in goods and services trade, labour, environment and development

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Amendment 46

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Stresses that Europe’s competitiveness in goods trade will increasingly depend on AI-enabled productivity and quality gains in strategic industrial value chains, including manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceutical and energy technologies; calls on the Commission to reflect these interests systematically in trade negotiations by securing effective market access, robust disciplines on non-tariff barriers, and enforceable provisions that maintain a level playing field by preventing unfair competition and technology-related distortions;

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Amendment 47

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Acknowledges that Europe’s competitiveness in goods trade will increasingly depend on AI-enabled productivity and quality gains in strategic industrial value chains, including manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceutical and energy technologies; calls on the Commission to reflect these interests systematically in trade negotiations by securing effective market access, robust disciplines on non-tariff barriers, and enforceable provisions that maintain a level playing field by preventing unfair competition and technology-related distortions;

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Amendment 48

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Stresses that Europe’s competitiveness in goods trade will increasingly depend on AI-enabled productivity and quality gains in strategic industrial value chains, including manufacturing, automotive, pharmaceutical and energy technologies; calls on the Commission to reflect these interests systematically in trade negotiations by fully preserving the Union’s right to regulate, in particular in the digital sector, in order to maintain a level playing field and prevent unfair competition and technology-related distortions;

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Amendment 49

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4a. Stresses that AI and advanced automation, including the development of 'dark factories', can have a rapid impact on production costs, comparative advantages and industrial localisation, with direct repercussions on trade balances and export capacities; encourages further exploration of AI-enabled demand forecasting tools based on predicted external demand, to make European industry more competitive and support, where appropriate, strategies for relocating and securing value chains;

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Amendment 50

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Warns that AI is reshaping trade in digitally delivered services by commoditising expertise, eroding Europe’s historic comparative advantage in high-value professional, technical and business services; underlines that responding to intensified global competition in services trade requires the massive mobilisation of investment envisaged in the Draghi and Letta reports; urges the Commission to mobilise trade and investment partnerships to attract capital and talent and to scale up European companies;

5. Recognises that AI is reshaping trade in digitally delivered services by commoditising expertise, eroding Europe’s historic comparative advantage in high-value professional, technical and business services; underlines that responding to intensified global competition requires mobilising investment, improving access to finance, and creating a regulatory environment that enables European companies to scale up and compete globally;

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Amendment 51

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Recognizes that AI is reshaping trade in digitally delivered services requiring additional efforts to preserve Europe’s historic comparative advantage in high-value professional, technical and business services; underlines that responding to intensified global competition in services trade requires the massive mobilisation of investment envisaged in the Draghi and Letta reports; urges the Commission to mobilise trade and investment partnerships to attract capital and talent and to scale up European companies;

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Amendment 52

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Warns that AI is reshaping trade in digitally delivered services by commoditising expertise, eroding Europe’s historic comparative advantage in high-value professional, technical and business services; underlines that responding to intensified global competition in services trade requires the massive mobilisation of investment envisaged in the Draghi and Letta reports; urges the Commission to mobilise partnerships to attract capital and talent and to scale up European companies;

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Amendment 53

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Recognises AI’s potential to reshape work and labour markets globally; warns of displacement risks from automation, AI-enabled services trade, and widening skills gaps in the EU workforce; calls on the Commission to analyse, within the impact assessments of free trade agreements, which sectors are likely to be affected by AI and to assess the impact of AI use on workers’ rights;

6. Recognises AI’s potential to reshape work and labour markets globally; warns of displacement risks from automation, AI-enabled services trade, relocation of tasks and widening skills gaps in the EU workforce; stresses that such changes can have major economic, political, social and trade repercussions, in particular through pressure surrounding competitiveness, consumption, social cohesion and trade stability; calls on the Commission to analyse systematically, within the impact assessments of free trade agreements and digital trade agreements, which sectors and job categories are likely to be affected by AI, and to assess the effects of these transformations on external competitiveness, value chains and the competitive landscape in global trade;

Or. fr

Amendment 54

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Recognises AI’s potential to reshape work and labour markets globally; warns of displacement risks from automation, AI-enabled services trade, and widening skills gaps in the EU workforce; calls on the Commission to analyse, within the impact assessments of free trade agreements, which sectors are likely to be affected by AI and to assess the impact of AI use on workers’ rights;

6. Recognises AI’s potential to reshape work and labour markets globally; highlights therefore the need to adopt strategies in order to anticipate these changes and adapt workforce accordingly; reiterates the need to provide upskilling, reskilling and lifelong learning in order to prepare workers for new labour market reality and diminish the risk of displacement risks from automation, AI-enabled services trade, and widening skills gaps in the EU workforce; calls on the Commission to analyse, within the impact assessments of free trade agreements, which sectors are likely to be affected by AI and to assess the impact of AI use on workers’ rights;

Or. en

Amendment 55

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Recognises AI’s potential to reshape work and labour markets globally; warns of displacement risks from automation, AI-enabled services trade, and widening skills gaps in the EU workforce; calls on the Commission to analyse, within the impact assessments of free trade agreements, which sectors are likely to be affected by AI and to assess the impact of AI use on workers’ rights;

6. Recognises AI’s potential to reshape work and labour markets globally; warns of displacement risks from automation, AI-enabled services trade, and widening skills gaps in the EU workforce; highlights that AI, such as regenerative AI models, have negative environmental consequences, including increased electricity demand and water consumption; calls on the Commission to analyse, within the impact assessments of free trade agreements, which sectors are likely to be affected by AI and to assess the impact of AI use on workers’ rights and on the environment;

Or. en

Amendment 56

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Recognises AI’s potential to reshape work and labour markets globally; warns of displacement risks from automation, AI-enabled services trade, and widening skills gaps in the EU workforce; calls on the Commission to analyse, within the impact assessments of free trade agreements, which sectors are likely to be affected by AI and to assess the impact of AI use on workers’ rights;

Or. en

Amendment 57

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Warns that the digital divide risks excluding partners in the Global South from AI-driven growth opportunities, increasing dependency on imported models; calls on the Commission to make use of digital inclusion provisions in trade and sustainable development chapters and digital trade agreements to support capacity building and the uptake of energy-efficient AI systems and to focus Global Gateway capacity building on open-source AI ecosystems and local capabilities, energy and water-efficient AI factories, fostering resilient, mutually beneficial trade and investment relations; calls on the European Commission to put in place international cooperation programmes that include providing access to AI models and algorithms, in particular on projects relating to AI for the Public Good, such as tackling climate change and supporting clean transition, improving healthcare or agriculture;

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Amendment 58

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Warns that the digital divide risks excluding partners in the Global South from AI-driven growth opportunities, increasing dependency on imported models; calls on the Commission to focus Global Gateway capacity building on open-source AI ecosystems and local capabilities; stresses that such cooperation must be demand-driven and must not be conditioned on commitments that restrict partners’ sovereign policy space, including the right to regulate cross-border data flows, require local presence where needed for enforcement, and pursue digital industrialisation strategies; encourages partnerships that strengthen public digital infrastructure, local research capacity, and equitable value creation;

Or. en

Amendment 59

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Ľubica Karvašová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Warns that the digital divide risks excluding partners in the Global South from AI-driven growth opportunities, increasing dependency on imported models; calls on the Commission to make use of digital inclusion provisions in trade and sustainable development chapters and digital trade agreements to support AI adoption and productivity gains as well as to foster inclusive, human-centric and trustworthy AI through dedicated capacity-building initiatives, including training programmes and access to digital and AI infrastructures; calls also on the Commission to focus Global Gateway capacity building on open-source and ethical AI ecosystems and local capabilities, fostering resilient, mutually beneficial trade and investment relations;

Or. en

Amendment 60

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Emphasises the importance of inclusive digital development; stresses that cooperation supporting AI tool use in developing countries should reinforce the multilateral trading system and be promoted through the WTO framework; calls on the Commission to make use of digital inclusion provisions in trade and sustainable development chapters and digital trade agreements to support AI adoption and productivity gains, and to focus Global Gateway capacity building on open-source AI ecosystems and local capabilities, fostering resilient, mutually beneficial trade and investment relations;

Or. en

Amendment 61

Brando Benifei

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 a. Highlights that open-source AI approaches, by enabling transparent reuse and independent testing, can support auditable, locally adaptable AI solutions co-developed with partners in the Global South; stresses that embedding such cooperation in EU trade policy and Digital Partnerships can diversify partnerships, reduce reliance on a few proprietary ecosystems, and strengthen long-term geopolitical ties; underlines that open-source collaboration should prioritise AI for the public good, including applications addressing climate change, healthcare, and food security, where shared access to models and algorithms can generate mutual benefits and position the EU as a trusted partner in AI-driven development;

Or. en

Amendment 62

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Highlights the strategic role of digital partnerships and Trade and Technology Councils with like-minded partners in projecting the EU’s value-driven, human-centric and risk-based approach to AI; calls on the Commission to implement the International Digital Strategy through coordinated positions in the G7, G20, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the United Nations, and structured regulator-to-regulator cooperation to drive global convergence on high standards of AI safety and fundamental rights protection;

8. Highlights the strategic role of digital partnerships and Trade and Technology Councils with like-minded partners in projecting the EU’s approach to AI, which is founded on security, risk management, transparency, responsibility and legal certainty; calls on the Commission to implement the International Digital Strategy through coordinated positions in the G7, G20, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the United Nations, and structured regulator-to-regulator cooperation to drive global convergence on high standards of AI safety and fundamental rights protection; recalls that international protection of standards must go hand in hand with a requirement for reciprocity and the prevention of any forced transfer of technologies or data, alongside defence of European industrial interests in multilateral bodies;

Or. fr

Amendment 63

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Highlights the strategic role of digital partnerships and Trade and Technology Councils with like-minded partners in projecting the EU’s value-driven, human rights based, human-centric and risk-based approach to AI; notes however with concern that the European Parliament was excluded from the TTC and call on enhanced inclusion on the matter should negotiations continue; calls on the Commission to implement the International Digital Strategy through coordinated positions in the G7, G20, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the United Nations, and structured regulator-to-regulator cooperation to drive global convergence on high standards of AI safety and fundamental rights protection;

Or. en

Amendment 64

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Highlights the strategic role of digital partnerships and Trade and Technology Councils with trusted partners which share democratic values, high standards of governance and a commitment to open and rules-based trade; calls on the Commission to implement the International Digital Strategy through coordinated positions in the G7, G20, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the United Nations, and structured regulator-to-regulator cooperation to drive global convergence on high standards of AI safety and fundamental rights protection;

Or. en

Amendment 65

Brando Benifei

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Notes that advanced AI systems create cross-border risks that no single jurisdiction can manage alone; calls on the Commission to work towards a global minimum floor of protections against the most serious risks as a basis for interoperable and trustworthy governance; warns that regulatory fragmentation or deregulatory approaches could erode trust, raise compliance costs, and hinder market access; underlines that promoting the AI Act as a benchmark can help align transparency and safety standards while keeping trade open and predictable;

Or. en

Amendment 66

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Ľubica Karvašová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Stresses the need to promote the European human-centric AI model as an international standard, particularly in multilateral fora; calls on the Commission to oppose any attempt to weaken European standards on data protection and transparency, and to make digital partnerships that include data flow as conditional on the adoption of safeguards equivalent to the GDPR and to a similar approach to the AI Act regarding the high risks AI-systems;

Or. en

Amendment 67

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation on AI standards, technological innovation and secure supply chains with trusted partners and like-minded countries, including through bilateral partnerships and multilateral forums, prioritising partners that uphold democratic values and the rules-based international order;

Or. en

Amendment 68

Brando Benifei

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 b. Underlines that, beyond a global minimum floor of protections, a coalition of willing, like-minded partners is needed to move faster on implementing high standards of AI safety, transparency, and fundamental rights; calls on the Commission to couple regulatory convergence on high safety and fundamental-rights standards with concrete capacity-building, including joint investment in secure and affordable compute and testing capabilities, talent and skills partnerships to reduce strategic dependence and create credible implementation models that partner countries can align with, strengthening trustworthy AI as a foundation for open and resilient digital trade;

Or. en

Amendment 69

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Underlines that AI-enabled trade requires lawful data flows; reaffirms that safeguards meeting GDPR or equivalent standards are the EU’s primary mechanism for personal data transfers; calls for digital trade agreements to facilitate non-personal flows, protect regulatory autonomy and preserve the technical access needed by regulators to enforce the AI Act and the GDPR; recalls the need for EU digital trade agreements to comply with the “EU horizontal provisions on Cross-border data flows and protection of personal data and privacy in the Digital Trade Title of EU trade agreements” adopted in 2018, allowing the EU to include measures to facilitate cross-border data flows in trade agreements while preserving individuals’ fundamental rights to data protection and privacy; calls on the Commission to avoid provisions on digital trade agreements that would prevent regulatory authorities’ access, civil society groups and independent researchers from having meaningful access to source code and algorithmic systems;

Or. en

Amendment 70

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Underlines that AI-enabled trade requires effective data governance including privacy, security, accountability, and the ability of public authorities to enforce rights and regulate markets; reaffirms that safeguards meeting GDPR are necessary for personal data transfers; calls for digital trade agreements to protect regulatory autonomy and preserve the technical access needed by regulators to enforce the AI Act and the GDPR; stresses that rules in digital trade agreements must not create de facto “free flow” obligations that constrain legitimate measures for data localisation, public-interest data access, or domestic processing, where such measures are necessary for development strategies, public services, democratic oversight, or to prevent data extractivism; emphasises that cross-border data transfers should be governed in a manner consistent with data sovereignty and democratic control;

Or. en

Amendment 71

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Underlines that lawful and secure data flows are essential for AI-enabled trade; calls for digital trade agreements to facilitate non-personal flows, protect regulatory autonomy and preserve the technical access needed by regulators to enforce the AI Act and the GDPR;

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Amendment 72

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Ľubica Karvašová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Underlines that AI-enabled trade requires lawful data flows; reaffirms that safeguards meeting GDPR or equivalent standards are the minimum requirements for EU personal data transfers; calls for digital trade agreements to facilitate non-personal flows, protect regulatory autonomy and preserve the technical access needed by regulators to enforce the AI Act and the GDPR;

Or. en

Amendment 73

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Invites the Commission to systematically include dedicated dispositions on AI in all future free trade agreements (FTAs) as well as in the context of the modernisation of existing FTAs; insists that these dispositions should be fully aligned with the EU AI framework in order to ensure that trading partners commit to cooperate in order to adopt regulatory approaches similar to those laid down in the EU AI Act, in particular as regards high-risk AI systems; underlines that these provisions should establish an enhanced regulatory cooperation aimed at promoting the convergence of technical standards, facilitating mutual understanding of regulatory approaches and preventing unnecessary duplication of testing and certification requirements and should establish also robust monitoring and enforcement mechanisms within FTAs, including a structured regulatory dialogue to address disputes, exchange best practices and adapt commitments in light of technological developments; calls on the Commission to ensure coherence between AI-related provision and other provisions of FTAs, in particular those concerning digital trade, sustainable development and trade defence instruments, so as to guarantee policy consistency, support the Union’s climate and social objectives, and effectively address unfair practices, including distortive subsidisation in third countries;

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Amendment 74

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Recalls the EU’s commitment to a rules-based multilateral trading system and underlines the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) relevance as a forum to advance digital trade affecting AI-enabled services; stresses that balanced rules on cross-border data flows and consumer protection under the Joint Statement on Electronic Commerce initiative are vital to unlock AI-enabled trade; calls on the Commission to pursue the integration of those rules into the WTO legal architecture;

10. Recalls the EU’s commitment to a rules-based multilateral trading system; stresses, however, that rule-making on digital trade and AI in the WTO must be inclusive, transparent and development-oriented, and must not lock in constraints that undermine Members’ rights to regulate in the public interest; notes concerns that plurilateral processes such as the JSI on electronic commerce risk privileging the agenda of dominant digital firms and limiting policy space on taxation, competition, industrial policy, data governance and AI accountability; calls on the Commission to ensure that any WTO engagement prioritises policy space for democratic AI governance, including enforceable safeguards for workers and consumers, rather than new market-access disciplines;

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Amendment 75

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Recalls the EU's commitment to a rules-based multilateral trading system, and stresses the need for rules that can actually be enforced and dispute settlement mechanisms that function, in order to ensure that unfair practices involving critical technologies do not create long-term distortions that harm European businesses; underlines the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) relevance as a forum to advance digital trade affecting AI-enabled services; stresses that balanced rules on cross-border data flows and consumer protection under the Joint Statement on Electronic Commerce initiative are vital to unlock AI-enabled trade; calls on the Commission to pursue the integration of those rules into the WTO legal architecture;

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Amendment 76

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Recalls the EU’s commitment to a rules-based multilateral trading system; stresses that balanced rules on electronic commerce are vital to unlock AI-enabled trade; calls on the Commission to ensure that any WTO text on electronic commerce ensures policy space for democratic AI governance, including enforceable safeguards for workers and consumers;

Or. en

Amendment 77

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Ľubica Karvašová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Calls on the Commission to propose launching, with close partners who share the EU human-centric approach, negotiations to establish an international framework for AI with the objective to include minimum transparency and accountability standards for AI systems, inspired by the AI Act as well as provisions against unfair trade practices related to AI such as algorithmic manipulation and automated discrimination; invites the Commission to integrate these negotiations into a broader trade strategy, linking AI discussions to other key WTO issues such as e-commerce, subsidies, and digital trade; demands the Commission to ensure coherence with other international initiatives, including the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI), the OECD’s AI principles and the UNESCO’s AI ethics framework;

Or. en

Amendment 78

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Underlines that the WTO should meaningfully contribute to the development of a robust, safe, inclusive and trusted AI governance framework for trade, including through the establishment of a dedicated WTO Working Group on Artificial Intelligence to facilitate dialogue, knowledge-sharing, and cooperation among Members on AI regulations and policies;

Or. en

Amendment 79

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Calls on the Commission to drive forward discussions on AI-related trade rules within the WTO framework and promote global cooperation that facilitates trusted data flows and digital trade, as well as access to AI-enabled services and tools, particularly in developing countries;

Or. en

Amendment 80

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Warns that diverging AI compliance regimes risk fragmenting markets and raising trade costs; calls on the Commission to use international standards and WTO technical barriers to trade and transparency disciplines as tools to prevent regulatory divergence from becoming a de facto trade barrier, while preserving and leveraging the EU’s AI governance framework to facilitate trusted digital trade;

11. Warns that diverging AI compliance regimes may fragment markets and raise trade costs where it is unjustified; underlines that such divergence can be legitimate and beneficial when it ensures higher standards of consumer and fundamental rights protection; calls on the Commission to promote international cooperation and the use of international standards and WTO transparency disciplines to reduce unnecessary trade frictions, while fully preserving the Union’s regulatory autonomy;

Or. en

Amendment 81

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Warns that diverging AI compliance regimes, including between EU Member States, risk fragmenting markets and raising trade costs; recalls that continued fragmentation of the EU single market generates internal barriers, limits cross-border investment and innovation, and erodes EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and Member States to use international standards and WTO technical barriers to trade and transparency disciplines as tools to prevent regulatory divergence from becoming a de facto trade barrier, while preserving and leveraging the EU’s AI governance framework to facilitate trusted digital trade and foster regulatory harmonization;

Or. en

Amendment 82

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 83

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Warns that diverging AI compliance regimes risk fragmenting markets and raising trade costs; calls on the Commission to support the establishment of a global level playing field for trustworthy AI, to promote the good governance of AI globally as well as the interoperability of AI governance frameworks, while preserving and leveraging the EU’s AI governance framework to facilitate trusted digital trade;

Or. en

Amendment 84

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Stresses the need to ensure that the development, deployment and trade of AI systems are underpinned by high standards of ethical labour practices throughout the entire AI supply chain, as well as by strong environmental safeguards, including with regard to the extraction and use of critical raw materials and the construction and operation of data centres; notes the growing environmental and climate footprint of AI, including its energy and resource intensity; underlines, in this regard, the importance of preserving governments’ right to regulate and to adopt and enforce measures to prevent, mitigate and remedy adverse social and environmental impacts, in line with international commitments and Union objectives;

Or. en

Amendment 85

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11a. Asks that, for critical AI infrastructure and services (administrations, defence, security, health, operators of vital importance), the competent authorities be allowed to put in place tighter sovereignty requirements, including for host management, access, encryption keys and update chains, to prevent any risk of dependency or interruption of supply;

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Amendment 86

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Warns that provisions in digital trade agreements that prohibit governments from requiring access to, or transfer of, source code or algorithms can undermine public authorities’ ability to ensure transparency, auditability, fairness, safety and accountability of AI systems; calls on the Commission to oppose such prohibitions in current and future negotiations and to ensure that trade commitments preserve regulators’ and courts’ powers to require access, testing interfaces, documentation and independent audits, subject to appropriate safeguards for confidentiality;

Or. en

Amendment 87

Rihards Kols

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Stresses that secure access to advanced semiconductors and affordable computing power is fundamental to the EU’s technological sovereignty and competitiveness; notes that the Chips Act and the AI factories agenda risk falling short due to fragmented delivery and limited scale; calls on the Commission to accelerate their implementation and to leverage trade agreements, framework and partnership agreements with trusted partners to diversify supply chains and reduce strategic dependencies; in this context, recognises the critical role of advanced chip manufacturing ecosystems in like-minded partner economies, including Taiwan, in underpinning global AI computing capacity, and encourages deepening cooperation with such partners on semiconductor supply chain resilience;

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Amendment 88

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Stresses that secure access to advanced semiconductors and affordable computing power is fundamental to the EU’s technological sovereignty and competitiveness; notes that the Chips Act and the AI factories agenda risk falling short due to fragmented delivery and limited scale; calls on the Commission to accelerate their implementation, to pursue its raw material diplomacy as well as to leverage trade agreements with trusted partners to diversify supply; highlights on the other hand the urgency of strengthening European production of advanced semiconductors, in particular by supporting European initiatives; calls on the Commission to integrate strong provisions into trade agreements to ensure fair access to critical technologies and raw materials;

Or. en

Amendment 89

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Stresses that secure access to advanced semiconductors and affordable computing power is fundamental to the EU’s technological sovereignty and competitiveness; notes that the Chips Act and the AI factories agenda risk falling short due to lack of strategy and limited understanding on which key sectors would benefit most from an uptake of AI technologies; calls on the Commission to make an effort in order to better understand the AI ecosystem and where the EU could develop as key player in the market and to leverage trade agreements with trusted partners to diversify supply;

Or. en

Amendment 90

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fr

Amendment 91

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 92

Brando Benifei

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Considers the EU-US-Japan Strategic Partnership on Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resilience as a potentially meaningful step towards allied coordination on access to AI-critical inputs, including rare earth elements and advanced semiconductor materials; insists that EU engagement must be conditioned on coherence with the Critical Raw Materials Act benchmarks and the Union's open strategic autonomy objectives, reducing vulnerabilities rather than shifting dependencies; calls on the Commission to ensure that any plurilateral trade instruments emerging from this partnership, including price floors or offtake mechanisms, are compatible with WTO commitments and serve EU industrial interests;

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Amendment 93

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Calls for strengthened dialogue and cooperation among trusted partners to safeguard international trade flows and reinforce the integrity and resilience of AI-related industrial ecosystems; highlights the critical role of the Taiwan Strait in global technology supply chains; warns against any potential escalation of tensions in the region, including through the use or threat of force, as such developments would have serious consequences for the global economy and the resilience of international trade; urges the EU to ensure its presence in the region and to act as a crucial player in fostering stability;

Or. en

Amendment 94

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Warns that cloud infrastructure concentration in non-EU countries exposes the EU to external jurisdictional vulnerabilities; calls on the Commission, through the Cloud and AI Development Act and the Industrial Accelerator Act, to establish a clear graduated sovereignty frameworks that ensures that companies cannot perform “sovereignty-washing” of their Cloud offer and prioritise EU-based providers, at least for critical services, through public procurement, while ensuring open strategic autonomy by maintaining access for providers who at a minimum practise verifiable security by design, absolute transparency in data processing, independent auditing, reliance on open standards, and a demonstrable, proven commitment to European fundamental rights;

Or. en

Amendment 95

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Warns that cloud infrastructure concentration in non-EU countries exposes the EU to external jurisdictional vulnerabilities; calls on the Commission, through the Cloud and AI Development Act and the Industrial Accelerator Act, to establish graduated sovereignty frameworks prioritising EU-based providers for critical services through public procurement, while ensuring, where compatible with economic security, access based on objective criteria, notably compliance with the requirements on certification, interoperability, data localisation, auditability and the guaranteed absence of any extraterritorial constraints that would undermine the legal sovereignty of the Member States;

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Amendment 96

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Ľubica Karvašová

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Warns that cloud infrastructure concentration in non-EU countries exposes the EU to external jurisdictional vulnerabilities; calls on the Commission, through the Cloud and AI Development Act and the Industrial Accelerator Act, to establish sovereignty frameworks prioritising EU-based providers for critical services through public procurement, while ensuring open strategic autonomy by maintaining non-discriminatory access for providers meeting EU regulations, such as the GDPR and the AI Act, certification and interoperability requirements;

Or. en

Amendment 97

Markéta Gregorová

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Calls on the Commission to ensure its economic security doctrine coordinates foreign direct investment screening, export controls, the Anti-Coercion Instrument and trade defence as a coherent system preventing the weaponisation of AI dependencies; warns that export restrictions on critical raw materials and growing geopolitical volatility require strengthened coordination and enforcement to protect Europe’s AI ecosystem; calls on the Commission to propose a targeted revision of the EU Dual-Use Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2021/821) to more comprehensively address advanced artificial intelligence; stresses that this update must introduce clear common criteria within the regulation's control lists and catch-all mechanisms for classifying AI systems with potential security or defence applications; emphasises that modernising the current export control regime is necessary to mandate rigorous capability assessments, establish robust reporting channels, and deploy swift response mechanisms, thereby ensuring a stringent framework to guard against the unauthorised transfer of and access to powerful AI models by third countries;

Or. en

Amendment 98

Christophe Bay

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Calls on the Commission to ensure its economic security doctrine coordinates export controls, the Anti-Coercion Instrument and trade defence as a coherent system preventing the weaponisation of AI dependencies; recalls that the Member States continue to be responsible for assessing the risks to national and economic security; considers that the Commission's role should be limited to technical coordination, information exchange and support for the consistency of the instruments used, and should not undermine the competences of the Member States; warns that export restrictions on critical raw materials and growing geopolitical volatility require strengthened coordination and enforcement to protect Europe’s AI ecosystem;

Or. fr

Amendment 99

Jérémy Decerle, Benoit Cassart, Ľubica Karvašová, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Calls on the Commission to ensure its economic security doctrine coordinates foreign direct investment screening, giving a specific attention to the digital strategic sector such as AI platforms, cloud services and data centers, export controls, the Anti-Coercion Instrument and trade defence as a coherent system preventing the weaponisation of AI dependencies; warns that export restrictions on critical raw materials and growing geopolitical volatility require strengthened coordination and enforcement to protect Europe’s AI ecosystem;

Or. en

Amendment 100

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Expresses concern over China’s repetitive export restrictions of Rare Earth Elements (REE), which significantly disrupt supply chains vital for the semiconductor companies as well as broader AI value chain; considers that China’s action is unjustified and appear to carry a coercive intent, building on the enormous leverage its quasi-monopolistic position on the global market provides; calls on the Commission to closely monitor the situation and respond appropriately;

Or. en

Amendment 101

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Stresses that companies operating across the AI value chain must be effectively regulated and contribute their fair share in taxes, regardless of where they are established; underlines the need to prevent regulatory and tax arbitrage and to safeguard fair competition and compliance with Union rules;

Or. en

Amendment 102

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 b. Calls for a vision of digital industrialisation in which core digital infrastructures (including cloud, data spaces and foundational public datasets) are governed as public utilities/commons under democratic oversight; stresses the need for governance frameworks that enable collective and public control of data, prevent monopolistic enclosure of “digital intelligence,” and ensure that the economic gains from AI are broadly shared; supports measures to curb concentration and to promote interoperable, decentralised techno-structures and public-interest standard-setting;

Or. en

Amendment 103

Miriam Lexmann, Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 b. Underlines the need for the EU to accelerate the implementation of the CRMA and diversify supply chains to strengthen economic resilience; stresses the urgent need to secure investments in the strategic projects approved under the CRMA and in other projects to boost extraction, refining, processing and recycling that contribute to de-risking from China;

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Amendment 104

Lynn Boylan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 c. Calls on the Commission to support efforts to effectively prohibit the use of AI in weapons and surveillance tools and to ensure that dual-use goods with such potential are appropriately classified and subject to appropriate export controls;

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