EU AI Act After the Omnibus Vote: What Changed and What’s Due
Parliament approved the Digital Omnibus package on 17 June, extending key AI Act deadlines. Here is what firms must still meet by 2 August 2026.
AI, digital regulation, startups
Parliament approved the Digital Omnibus package on 17 June, extending key AI Act deadlines. Here is what firms must still meet by 2 August 2026.
The European Parliament votes today on the Digital Omnibus, reshaping AI Act deadlines with 45 days until August obligations take effect.
VivaTech’s 10th edition opens in Paris tomorrow with 180,000 visitors, €18B in EU AI momentum, and the AI Act deadline looming.
August 2, 2026 enforcement of the EU AI Act’s high-risk provisions is 47 days away. Compliance is no longer optional.
The European Commission unveils a central hub for startups and funding on 9 June 2026. Business Wallets regulation enters trilogue as telecoms ministers approve Council position.
Council adopts position on European Business Wallets enabling cross-border digital identity for firms. Trialogue negotiations to begin with year-end deal targeted.
As the EU marks ten years since the General Data Protection Regulation, the rollout of the AI Act – the world’s first comprehensive law for artificial intelligence – is accelerating toward key obligations, even as Brussels promises to simplify a rulebook that critics call a ‘regulatory maze’ for European firms.
On 29 April 2026, the European Commission preliminarily found Meta’s Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act for failing to prevent minors under 13 from accessing the platforms, with potential fines reaching 6% of Meta’s global annual turnover. The case marks one of the most significant DSA enforcement actions to date.
Brussels – The European Commission has put forward, on 13 May 2026, a major proposal to simplify rail travel across the EU: one journey, one ticket, full rights. The new rules would enable single-ticket bookings across multiple rail operators and grant full passenger rights protection to travellers who miss their connection — a long-standing demand…
In short: On 7 May 2026, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional political agreement on the AI Act Omnibus. The deal postpones the application of high-risk AI obligations to 2 December 2027 for standalone systems, delays watermarking obligations to 2 December 2026, and prohibits AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery and…