Digital Omnibus on AI: Council and Parliament Align Mandates as Trilogue Negotiations Begin
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.