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Digital Omnibus on AI - Council and Parliament trilogue negotiations

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.

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EU Publishes First Draft of Code of Practice on Marking and Labelling AI-Generated Content

On December 17, 2025, the European Commission publishes the first draft of the Code of Practice on the AI Act for marking and labelling AI-generated content. The document, structured in two sections dedicated to providers and deployers, establishes concrete rules to ensure transparency of deepfakes and synthetic content. Consultation open until January 23, 2026, with finalization expected by June 2026 and entry into force on August 2, 2026.