On 19 November 2025, the European Commission presented the Digital Simplification Package, consisting of the Digital Omnibus on AI [draft proposal] and a second omnibus amending several EU data and digital regulations [draft proposal] - [see Eurosmart policy update 24-11_2025]. The Commission explained that these adjustments...
On 24 November, the Commission launched an 8-week public consultation on the proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework (Digital Omnibus). The consultation is currently scheduled to run until 19 January 2026, however the 8-week feedback period is likely...
The forthcoming Digital Omnibus is expected on 19 November. This packages as part of the 9 initiatives of the Simplification Agenda is presented as a major step towards consolidating the European Union’s digital regulatory framework. This note analyses the latest recent public disclosures and the main...
The European Commission has introduced the Cloud Sovereignty Framework (CSF) as an non-legislative instrument to operationalise the Union’s vision of digital strategic autonomy. It translates the political objective of “technological sovereignty” into measurable criteria applicable to cloud services used by EU institutions and public authorities. See...
In September 2025, the Council of the EU published its second compromise draft Conclusions on European Competitiveness in the Digital Decade. These non-legislative conclusions set out Member States’ shared priorities on digital competitiveness and sovereignty ahead of the 2026 review of the Digital Decade Policy...
Commission Initiative: Guidelines on AI Act - GDPR Interaction The European Commission is preparing to launch a public consultation in early 2026 on guidelines clarifying how the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) interacts with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These guidelines are being drafted jointly...
The European Chips Act Regulation (EU) 2023/1781 has been in force since September 2023. To date, it has led to: Over €80 billion in announced semiconductor manufacturing investments. Eight approved state aid decisions for first-of-a-kind facilities. The implementation of more than 80% of its R&D&I...
The European Commission is preparing a Digital Omnibus Package (Directive and Regulation) for adoption in Q4 2025 and has launched a call for evidence untill 14 October 2025. Q4 2025 – Call for Evidence The annonced purpose is to simplify and reduce administrative costs in the digital...
On 24 September 2025, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the revision of the EU Standardisation Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012). See questionnaire This follows a Call for Evidence published in June/July 2025, which set out the Commission’s initial problem analysis and possible policy...
On 21 August 2025, As part of "The transatlantic partnership" the EU and the U.S. announced a new Framework Agreement aimed at strengthening transatlantic trade and investment through fair and balanced terms - building upon their prior political understanding reached on 27 July. Digital trade...