This Thursday, the President of the Republic expressed support for the strategy of unity of professional orders and considered it inevitable that the first national law on artificial intelligence would soon appear, hoping that it would be implemented smoothly.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa took these positions at the opening of the 1st Forum of Professional Orders at the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon, an initiative with which he said he is associated, since last year he brought together all the professional associations in an audience at the Palacio. de Belem, regarding the revision of relevant legal regimes and statutes.
The head of state expressed satisfaction that artificial intelligence will also be discussed at this forum, saying that it is “a hot topic where one feels that the first national law is inevitable because it is inevitable.”
For the President of the Republic, “by taking a position at the European level, China has long moved forward, and the United States [da América] Moreover, it is inevitable that one after another the Member States of the European Union, within the framework of what the Union has approved, will have to come forward with their respective legislation.”
“And it would be a shame if at least once in the legislation on this issue there were such upheavals as we have seen in other legislative debates, at the end of which there was a general opinion that these debates are not enough and they need to be redone as soon as possible,” he added He.
Regarding professional orders, Marcelo Rebelo de Souza subscribed to “the strategy presented in this forum: to reflect, to take stock, to look at the recent past and to base the immediate future on it.”
“This is a sensible and appropriate strategy, maintaining and strengthening the unity already confirmed in the past, selecting initiatives for adoption, focusing on legislative review of truly important or urgent substantive issues, acting through dialogue, brevity but with confidence. success,” described.
In his opinion, “it all looks like a rebirth.”
In 2023, during the legislative review of the regimes and statutes of professional orders, the head of state vetoed seven of the 21 parliamentary diplomas, which were later confirmed by the then absolute majority of the PS, and submitted another for preventive review. , which he eventually made public following a Constitutional Court ruling that said it was not unconstitutional.
Reflecting today on this period, the President of the Republic attributed to professional orders “a sensible and patient strategy of government and parliamentary contacts”, which faced “the time constraints imposed by the implementation of the Plan for Recovery and Resilience (PRR). , but led, despite everything, to some “positive steps” and opened “spaces for mutual understanding and joint initiatives” in the future.
“At this stage, which occurred at the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024, it was proven that the phenomenon of convergence of professional orders cannot be stopped,” he said.
According to Marcelo Rebelo de Souza, “yesterday, as today, the professional orders faced many challenges, but they overcame them, and these challenges only made them stronger and more focused on their core function: protecting the public interest.” .
“We cannot spend our lives worrying about the nature, character and importance of orders,” he said.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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