The Council adopted its general approach on 13 March 2026, and IMCO and LIBE approved their joint report on 18 March. A comparative analysis of the two negotiating mandates: convergence on fixed deadlines and a ban on sexual deepfakes, divergence on the transitional period for AI marking and the scope of the AI Office.
As of August 2025, only one Member State out of twenty-seven had an operational AI regulatory sandbox. A critical analysis of the structural challenges — design, fragmentation, and timing — and the risk of sandbox shopping, based on the sources cited in EPRS document PE 785.673 and linked to the hybrid enforcement model of the AI Act.
As of March 2026, only 8 out of 27 Member States had designated their single points of contact pursuant to Article 70 of the AI Act. A critical analysis of the hybrid enforcement model, its structural comparison with the GDPR, and the implications of the Digital Omnibus for AI.
Comparative analysis of the IMCO-LIBE Draft Report PE782.530 (rapporteurs Kokalari and McNamara) against the Commission’s proposal COM(2025) 836: fixed deadlines replacing discretionary mechanisms, AI literacy obligation maintained on providers and deployers, strict necessity standard for sensitive data processing, presumption of conformity with the Cyber Resilience Act, and data protection authorities’ involvement in regulatory sandboxes.
On November 19, 2025, the European Commission published the Digital Omnibus on AI, a proposal to amend the AI Act introducing significant simplifications: flexible timelines, centralized governance at the AI Office, extension of privileges to mid-caps, and new rules on sensitive data processing for bias mitigation.
A European Parliament study commissioned by the ITRE Committee analyzes the interactions between the AI Act and the EU digital legislative framework, highlighting regulatory overlaps, regulatory complexity and recommendations to ensure the competitiveness of the European AI industry.
TODAY’S NEWS: Major milestone for AI governance in Europe! The European Commission’s AI Office is now inviting providers to sign the General-Purpose AI (GPAI) Code of Practice. A groundbreaking voluntary framework for compliance with the EU AI Act. What makes this significant: Developed by 13 independent experts with 1,000+ stakeholders Streamlined compliance path for AI model providers Reduced administrative burden and greater legal certainty Covers transparency, copyright, and safety/security obligations Key benefits for signatories: ...