European Union: Data protection regulation for "high-risk" AI systems in Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation (2025/0359)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
07 May 2026 under deliberation
19 Nov 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
legislature
executive
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Parliament and Council of the EU reached provisional agreement on Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation (2025/0359) including data protection regulation for high-risk AI systems
On 7 May 2026, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional agreement on the Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation (2025/0359). The Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation would permit the processing of special categories of personal …
Event type
law
Action type
passage
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
European Commission announced Proposal for Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation (2025/0359) including data protection regulation for "high-risk" AI systems
On 19 November 2025, the European Commission announced a Proposal for the Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation (2025/0359), which amends the EU AI Act to include a legal basis for processing special categories of personal data for bias detection and mit…
Event type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government