I was contacted by Mr. Vakhtang Menabde, on behalf of the Georgian Young Lawyer’s Association (GYLA), a non-governmental organization working on the issues of democratic reforms and human rights in Georgia, to discuss the recent political crisis in Georgia. We discussed especially the proactive role of the EU in the negotiation process that will hopefully contribute to finding a solution, and the new initiative of President Michel to move from facilitation to mediation.

I had a video-call with Mr. Carl Hartzell - the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Georgia. We discussed the political crisis in Georgia, how he perceives it on the spot and what can we in the European parliament do to support his work.

I was invited to discuss ways to strengthen US, EU/European and Japanese collaboration on emerging technologies and national security, and specifically on the challenge of identifying and assessing those technologies in relation to the security risk they pose. The discussion was organized by The German Marshall Fund and was off the record.

I had a Jitsi call with Ms. Maka Botchorishvili - the Chairperson of the European Integration Committee of Parliament of Georgia. We discussed ongoing political crisis in Georgia and how will the government approach it, especially in terms of negotiation with the opposition.

I had a Jitsi call with Mr. Grigol Gegelia, leader of Lelo for Georgia political party. In the light of the ongoing political crisis, that has already formally resulted in the boycott of the Tenth Convention of the Parliament, with the hope of finding a resolution to the crisis, Mr. Gegelia asked me for an opportunity to discuss a couple of possible alternatives and seek my advice.

I participated in a follow-up discussion about Export controls that was based on a paper jointly drafted by Peter Lichtenbaum and Kevin Wolf. (Mr. Lichtenbaum was Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration from 2003 to 2006 under President Bush, while Mr. Wolf served in the same role 2010-2017 under President Obama.) They both first presented the key points in their note, after which we had a round of comments and questions.

Zúčastnila jsem se neformálního online setkání pořádaného MPO s ministrem Havlíčkem, na kterém jsme jako europoslanci diskutovali priority v rámci budoucího českého předsednictví v Radě EU.

I had a meeting in the European parliament with Ms. Maka Botchorishvili, the new Chairperson of the European Integration Committee of Parliament of Georgia after the recent Georgian elections. It was an introductory meeting (in terms of Ms. Botchorishvili's new position) with the aim of presenting our positions and expectations.

I had a Jitsi call with Mr. Joaquín Gil, a journalist from EL PAÍS in cooperation with The Guardian. He wanted to share with me an investigation he an his colleagues made about the use of spyware in some recet cases in Catalonia and he wanted to know my opinion on this matter.

Mr. Redmer requested a call with me to discuss a ban on targeted advertising that the EP voted through in its plenary session in October (Report on the Digital Services Act). He wanted to present me the positive elements of targeted advertising and the negative consequences for the wider digital ecosystem (consumers, publishers and advertisers) of a possible ban.