Salvatore Scalzo holds a Master of Science in „European Studies“ (with Law) from La Sapienza University in Rome and a Research-oriented Master`s degree in „Analysis of Europe“ from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. He has been working at the European Commission for about ten years. He is currently responsible for policy and legal affairs in DG CNECT`s AI department and is working on the new legal framework for AI. Prior to joining DG CNECT, he had six years of experience in DG GROW`s Medical Devices Unit, where he participated in the negotiation of the new Medical Devices Regulation and the Medical Software Dossier. EU values are common to all EU countries in a society of inclusion, tolerance, justice, solidarity and non-discrimination. These values are an integral part of our European way of life: these goals and values form the basis of the EU and are enshrined in the Treaty of Lisbon and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 28 EU countries that together cover a large part of the continent.