My final overview of external activities is concluding 2 years of constant public engagement to bring transparency in EU policy-making.

While Axel Voss is rocking his election campaign in Germany, I circulated his AI Act message across the EU.

After two weeks of holidays in Mexico, my AI-event-tour continued with my first ever visit to Washington DC.

Before heading to Latin America, I did 16 events as speaker, recorded 2 podcasts, and was 11x quoted in the press.

The February was dominated by the AI Act votes. In contrast to many people, I tried to introduce a more realistic view.

The year of 2024 started as busy as the previous one. In total, I did 16 events as speaker, wrote 1 article, was 3x quoted in the press.

Before it’s too late for 2023 content, here a short summary with links to events & publications in December.

What did I do in November besides preparing for the December Trilogue and taking one day off to discover Boston?

What did I do in October besides heated AI Act negotiations and my first Strasburg trip since 2020? Below a summary with links to 2...

What did I do in September on top of accelerating AI Act negotiations and facing the start of the flu season in Leo’s crèche? Below a...

What did I do in August during the Parliamentarian summer break?

What did I do in July before the summer break kicked in?

Awarded best MEP Assistant in 2023 by the Parliament magazine and ranked #13 in Politico's Power 40 in Brussels.

What did I do in June besides getting annoyed with all the drama before/after voting on the AI Act?

What did I do in May besides getting annoyed with all the drama before/after voting on the AI Act?

What did I do in April besides having a very short Eastern break and barely surviving more technical as well as Shadows meetings.

Over the past two weeks, missions #3 and #4 brought me to Bonn and Zurich.

The vote in committee is scheduled for Wednesday, 26 April. But what else happened in the past 3 weeks? A short overview with some links.

The second mission of 2023 brought me to France with two events and a meeting in early February in Paris.

The first mission of 2023 brought me in January to London and was of course dominated by AI. Below a few takeaways.