Digital Omnibus Package: After The Plenary Vote – What’s Next For EU AI? Part II

In our article, “Digital Omnibus Package: How the EU is reshaping the digital landscape – Part I ” we explored the background of the EU’s Digital Simplification Package (the “Digital Omnibus”) and analysed some key proposed amendments to the GDPR, ePrivacy framework and cyber laws. In this second part, we turn to the EU AI Act Omnibus, focusing on latest developments following the plenary vote of the 26 March, through which both the European Parliament and the Council adopted their respective positions on the Commission’s proposed amendments¹ to the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act)².

Trilogue negotiations are expected to commence shortly, which therefore implies that no amendments have been formally adopted. The original AI Act timeline, including the 2 August 2026 deadline, remains in place.