European Union: 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 data where strictly necessary to detect and correct biases, subject to proper safeguards. The Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation would set fixed application dates for data governance obligations for high-risk AI systems. Obligations for Annex III high-risk AI systems would apply from 2 December 2027, and obligations for Article 6(1) high-risk AI systems would apply from 2 August 2028. The provisional agreement must be formally adopted by both the European Parliament and the Council of the EU before 2 August 2026.