Sebastian Raible – political consultant

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Sebastian Raible is a political consultant and EU policy advisor, with a background in computer science. He lives and works in Brussels.

From 2015-2024, he provided legislative and policy advice as part of the teams of two members of the European Parliament. As a computer scientist, he has specialised in European digital policy. He has worked in press and public relations, both for non-governmental and political organisations, and has experience as a technical trainer, in sales, and in political education.

Most recently, Sebastian was involved in the negotiations on the Artificial Intelligence Act, the Product Liability Directive, the Data Act and Data Governance Act, and adjacent dossiers such as the Cyber Resilience Act.

Find out more on his resume on LinkedIn, or feel free to reach out.

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A display in the European Parliament shows the result of the vote on 13/February 2024 in the joint IMCO-LIBE committee that was in the lead for the AI Act dossier. It reads 86 voices count, 71 in favour, 8 against, 7 abstained.

Artificial Intelligence Act

From 2021-2024, Sebastian was part of the European Parliament’s negotiation team on the Regulation for Artificial Intelligence. He advised on policy options and helped draft and negotiate amendments and the Parliament’s position during the trilogue with Council and the Member States.

 

The Voyager Golden Record

European Data Strategy

As policy advisor in the European Parliament, Sebastian was involved in various dossiers within the European Stategy for Data. In 2018-2019, the Open Data and Public Sector Information (PSI) Directive. From 2021-2023, the Regulation for European Data Governance, and the Data Act.

 

Sebastian Raible speaking at the EU-FOSSA 2 Hackathon, 2019

Security of Free and Open Source Software

From 2015-2019, Sebastian was responsible for the EU-FOSSA projects. FOSSA took stock of the free and open source software European institutions like the Commission and Parliament rely on, and explored how the EU could more directly engage with and support the projects to be more robust, reliable and secure.