Committee on Culture and Education Extraordinary meeting

5 March 2026

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CULT European Parliament

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04:16 - 04:20
Speaker 1
Recorix started only 5 minutes ago. 
08:59 - 09:04
Speaker 2
Is it working?  Good morning.  Yeah.  It's for, ah, no.  So. 
09:05 - 09:05
Good morning. 
09:07 - 09:11
Speaker 2
Is this one for me?  I don't know.  Good morning. 
09:11 - 09:12
Good morning. 
09:17 - 11:23
Speaker 3
Counted on everybody.  See, I will switch to German.  Good morning. 

So, good morning, everyone, and I would like to welcome you to this extraordinary cult committee meeting.  And if there are no objections from you, then please, can we adopt the agenda as it stands?  Now the minutes from 02/09/2026, which are in your meeting documents file.  These are the minutes of the extraordinary committee meeting.  Any remarks or comments? 

If not, then we consider them adopted.  Today, we've got interpretation available in German, English, French, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Hungarian, Polish, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Croatian.  And let me just remind you that the meeting is being webstreamed so that we can have online viewers, whom I also welcome.  I'd just like to announce that the coordinated decision of 02/24/2026, which was sent by email to all council members on February 25, is deemed approved as no objections have been raised before the deadline of February 26.  Now, as you know, this committee meeting takes place in physical presence. 

The only speakers excluded from this are the external ones.  Now we're going on to rule 2167 of the EP's rules of procedure, and I'd like to remind you, in accordance with article 2167 of these rules, to please inform the cult secretariat in advance if you're going to be represented at the voting by a colleague who is not a cult member.  I announced at the last meeting that I wouldn't be here because there was going to be an extraordinary meeting of the ministers.  And because of the security situation, unfortunately, that did not happen.  It's regrettable that such a meeting did not take place. 
11:23 - 11:30
Speaker 2
Nevertheless, I'm glad to be here.  So let's have a test vote to start.  Okay? 

11:47 - 11:58

Nela Riehl

For the votes, I will switch to English. I'll open the vote. This is a test vote. It's a test. I close the vote.

11:58 - 12:00

Speaker 5

No. No. No. Wait. Wait.

12:01 - 13:54

Nela Riehl

Not yet? Not working? It's okay. No. The vote is still open.

No worries. Okay. Then, I close the vote. Yes. Okay.

So, it worked. Thank you. So now I will read the substitutes, which will be Mano Ilaripa replaced by Niels Goyking. S. E.

B. Gonzalez Pons will be replaced by Maravilla's Abadía Hover. Jussi Prinsi will be replaced by Matei Tonin. Sabrina Repp will be replaced by Zeppel. Johanna Schwarzeneg Wilkus will be replaced by Christoph Smitschek.

And Susanna Bovendek will be replaced by Ermhild Bostov. Then, we proceed to the vote. No. I switch to German for a very short time again, and then we proceed to the vote. You come as okay.

We're going to come to the vote, which is the sole item on today's agenda. It's a vote on the opinion of the digital omnibus on AI. Our rapporteur is Miss Raff Oviets from S and D. As you know, for our committee, this is an important file. The Commission's proposal aims to amend the AI Act, which is of direct interest to us, particularly regarding AI literacy.

So, we've prepared this procedure under extreme time pressure, as we have to proceed within a few weeks. And, with that as a background, I'd like to thank the rapporteur for her very constructive and pragmatic approach, as well as thank all shadow rapporteurs for their flexibility and excellent cooperation. Thank you. Rapporteur, would you like to take the floor?

13:59 - 17:28

Emma Rafowicz

Good morning. Thank you, Madam Chair. Today, we have the chance to vote on the opinion. This is for the commission's digital omnibus. So, I welcome this text.

It allows our committee to take a strong position on this text, although it is led by Libya and ENCO. The proposal by the commission modifies the AI Act. There are a number of targeted amendments to ensure the harmonious and effective application of the AI Act. This seems good, but some of the amendments could weaken central elements to safe, responsible, and trustworthy use of AI. In particular, we have Article 4 on AI literacy.

At the moment, deployers of the systems have to put in place proper measures to ensure the appropriate knowledge of those who use these systems. This obligation, I believe, is still necessary. We have to train people who use AI in organizations. It is important, and it is essential for the deployment and responsible use of all these AI systems. I welcome the consensus of the main political groups, and we also looked at the time frame.

We think that any delay in implementation would affect competition and have serious effects. We think all deployers of AI systems and developers have had sufficient time, in our opinion. It is time to assume legal clarity. And as the EU, we really have to make sure our laws are respected. Our proposal also highlights the importance of AI literacy in a broader sense through education, training, and awareness-raising to support the informed use of AI.

We can't be afraid of AI, but citizens have to be made aware of how it works. So, on marking AI-generated content or content manipulated by AI, this information should be presented in a very clear and understandable way to users, in particular if this content is used or disseminated for educational or cultural purposes. Recognizing the role of codes of practice in supporting compliance, we think it's vital that the codes of practice continue to be formally approved through implementing acts for legal certainty, transparency, and appropriate institutional oversight. I welcome that. Thank you.

17:30 - 25:44

Nela Riehl

Thank you very much, Emma. And now, we proceed with the vote. So, we come to amendment number 62. Who is in favor? Against.

Abstentions are rejected. Amendment number 63, which is identical to 64 and 7, in favor? Against. Abstentions ? Adapted.

Meantime, number 65 in favor? Against? Abstentions? Let's check, please. 65.

I open the vote. I close the vote. And it is adopted. Amendment number 66: in favor, against, abstentions. Adopted. Compromise amendment number one: For, against.

Abstentions are adopted. Amendment number 69, in favor? Against. Abstentions are adopted. Amendment number 72, in favor?

Against? Abstentions ? Rejected. Amendment number 73, in favor? Against?

Abstentions ? Rejected. Amendment number 74, in favor? Against? Abstentions are rejected.

Amendment number 75, in favor? Against? Abstentions are adopted. Amendment number 76, in favor? Against?

Abstentions are rejected? Amendment number 8 in favor? Against. Abstentions are adopted. Amendment number 77, in favor?

Against. Abstentions are rejected. 78 in favor? Against. Abstentions are adopted.

Amendment number 79, in favor? Against. Abstentions are rejected. Amendment number 80: in favor, against, abstentions. Rejected. 81 in favor, against, abstentions: rejected.

82 in favor, against, abstentions rejected. 83 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. 84 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Amendment number 85, in favor: against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 86, in favor, against, abstentions: rejected.

Amendment number 87, in favor, against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 88: in favor, against. Abstentions are adopted. Amendment number 89, in favor? Against.

Abstentions are adopted. Compromise amendment number two, in favor? Against. Abstentions are adopted. Amendment number 95, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.

Amendment number 102: in favor, against, abstentions. Can we check number 102, please? I open the vote. I close the vote, and it has been rejected. We go to amendment number 103: in favor, against, abstentions.

Again, we need to check. There were no hands up there. I open 103, and I open the vote. And I close the vote. It is adopted.

We go to amendment number nine. In favor, against, abstentions. Rejected. Number 10 in favor, against, abstentions, and rejected. Number 11: in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Number one: in favor, against, abstentions. Adopted. Amendment number 13, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted.

Amendment number 14 in favor. Against? Abstentions ? Let me check, please, number 14. I open the vote. I close the vote.

Forget it. It. It is rejected. We go to amendment number 15. In favor, against, abstentions. Rejected. Amendment number 16, in favor?

So, against and abstentions reject, adopted part no. Can we check number 16, please? I open the vote. 17. 16.

16, please. I open the vote, and I close the vote. Rejected. It is rejected. Thank you.

And we go to number 17: in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Amendment number 18, which is identical to 19, in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We go to amendment number 23: in favor, against, abstentions. Adopted. Go to amendment number three, compromise amendment number three. In favor, against, abstentions. Adopted. Amendment number 25: in favor, against, abstentions. Adopted.

Amendment number 26: in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. Amendment number 27, in favor, against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment 29: in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Amendment number 30, in favor, against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 31: in favor, against, abstentions. Rejected.

Amendment number 32: in favor, against, abstentions. Rejected. Amendment number 33: in favor, against, abstentions, adopted. We go to amendment number 35: in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Number 36 in favor, against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 37, in favor, against, abstentions: rejected.

Amendment number 38: in favor, against, in favor, please; again, against, abstentions rejected. Amendment number 39: in favor, against. Abstentions are rejected. Amendment number 40, in favor? Against.

Abstentions are adopted. Amendment number 41, in favor? Against. Abstentions are rejected. Amendment number 42, in favor?

Against. Abstentions are rejected. Amendment number 43, in favor, against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 44, in favor: against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 45, in favor: against, abstentions: rejected.

Amendment number 46, in favor, against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 47, in favor: against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 48, in favor, against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 49, in favor? Against?

Again, in favor? Against? Abstentions are rejected. Amendment number 50, identical to 51, in favor? Against?

Abstentions are adopted. We go to amendment number 54: in favor, against, abstentions, rejected. Number 55 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Number 56 in favor, against, abstentions adopted. Go to amendment number 58: in favor, against, abstentions, rejected.

Amendment number six, in favor, against, abstentions: adopted. Amendment number 59, in favor, against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 60, in favor: against, abstentions: rejected. Amendment number 50: 61 in favor, against, abstentions rejected. We go to the roll call vote, which is the final vote.

I open the vote. And I close the vote. And it is adopted. Congrats on the rapid turn. Thank you all for being here.

So, I switched it to German for the very last time. We have.

So, nothing under AOB. March is our next meeting in Brussels, and I wish you all a wonderful day.

01:09:58 - 01:10:00

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