European framework on ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and

It places the individual at the heart of its activities, by establishing the citizenship of the Union and by creating an area of freedom, security and justice.' Second, the Charter underlines that the EU seeks to promote balanced and sustainable development while contributing to the preservation of common values and respect for diversity: 'The Union contributes to the preservation and to the devel. [...] 23 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (OJ 2016 L 119/1). [...] 34 Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment and repealing Directive 1999/5/EC Text with EEA relevance. [...] Artificial intelligence, robotics and algorithms are widely used expressions, the understanding of which varies between the general public and experts.67 This makes the discussion on the ethical principles even more difficult and complex.68 It leads to challenges in understanding in connection with the scope of both the normative content and the application of the rules.69 This analysis of the EAV. [...] The case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union recently re-confirmed that the EU legislature may adopt measures on the basis of Article 114 'where there are differences between national rules which are such as to obstruct the obstruct the fundamental freedoms and thus have a direct effect on the functioning of the internal market or to cause significant distortions of competition'.