AI and data laws

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European UnionEuropean UnionLawCouncil Decision (EU) 2024/2218

Council Decision on signing the Council of Europe AI Convention

Council decision authorising the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.

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Commission signs the Convention on behalf of the EU in VilniusSep 5, 2024 2 years ago

Body
Council of the European Union
In effect since
Aug 28, 20242 years ago
Topics
AIGov AI

Timeline

  1. Sep 5, 2024 2 years ago

    Commission signs the Convention on behalf of the EU in Vilnius

  2. Sep 4, 2024 2 years ago

    Published in the Official Journal (L series)

  3. Aug 28, 2024 2 years ago

    Council adopts Decision (EU) 2024/2218; it enters into force on the date of its adoption

European Union
European UnionCOM(2026) 502 (2026/0138(COD))

Cloud and AI Development Act

Proposed regulation to speed up permitting and deployment of data centres, aim to at least triple EU data centre capacity, and create an EU-wide four-level cloud and AI sovereignty framework with a public sector procurement mechanism.

Proposed
European Union
European UnionRegulation (EU) 2024/1689

AI Act

Sets EU-wide risk-based rules for AI systems, banning certain practices, imposing requirements on high-risk systems, transparency duties for some AI, and obligations for general-purpose AI model providers.

In force
European Union
European UnionCouncil Regulation (EU) 2026/150

EuroHPC AI Gigafactories amendment

Amends the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking regulation to provide a legal basis for AI Gigafactories of more than 100,000 advanced AI processors and to expand quantum computing activities.

In force
European Union
European UnionRegulation (EU) 2026/1744 (COM(2025) 836, 2025/0359(COD))

Digital Omnibus on AI

Amends the AI Act to delay high-risk obligations to 2 December 2027 and 2 August 2028, extend SME relief to small mid-caps, simplify AI literacy and registration duties, widen AI Office oversight, and ban AI nudification and CSAM generation.

In force

Change log

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