Legislators
Michael McNamara
Rapporteur (LIBE), Digital Omnibus on AI; Co-Chair, IMCO-LIBE Working Group on the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act
European Parliament · European Union
Role in AI policy
Member of the European Parliament (Renew Europe, Ireland) sitting on the Civil Liberties committee. Parliament records name him as co-rapporteur, with Arba Kokalari, on the Digital Omnibus on AI (2025/0359(COD)), the targeted amendment of the AI Act; the joint IMCO-LIBE report was adopted in committee on 18 March 2026, and in April 2026 Parliament announced a provisional deal that postponed some high-risk obligations and banned AI "nudifier" systems. He also co-chairs the Parliament's working group monitoring AI Act implementation and enforcement.
Related laws and policies on record
Public statements in the role
- AI Act: deal on simplification measures, ban on "nudifier" apps European Parliament