Apply AI: The Commission's Plan To Put An AI First Europe Into Practice

In the ongoing global race for AI leadership, the EU Commission (the Commission) launched the Apply AI Strategy (the Strategy) on 8 October 2025. This initiative is designed to promote AI adoption across the economy and public sector to "facilitate AI integration to enhance the competitiveness of European industries", positioning Europe as a frontier in AI. Building on the AI Continent Action Plan launched in April 2025, this Strategy reflects a broader commitment to "harnessing the transformative potential of AI" and reducing dependence on non-EU technology providers.

Rather than introducing further AI related legislative initiatives, the Strategy focuses on driving AI deployment across various sectors. It is accompanied by the AI Strategy in Science, which introduces the Resource of AI Science in Europe (RAISE) "a virtual institute that pools excellent talent, compute, data and research funding" for AI advancement across "scientific disciplines". A Data Union