The European Parliament committees IMCO and LIBE have now formally supported the postponement of certain obligations under the EU AI Act, according to the latest official press release.
EDPB binding decisions are challengeable under the GDPR: with its judgment of 10 February 2026 in Case C-97/23 P, the Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed that binding decisions adopted by the European Data Protection Board under Article 65 GDPR can be directly challenged before the EU Courts under Article 263 TFEU.
The EDPB and EDPS joint opinion on the Digital Omnibus supports the European Commission’s goal of simplifying EU digital rules and strengthening competitiveness.
The European Commission’s latest Digital Omnibus package introduces a significant and much-debated idea: allowing AI training based on legitimate interest, under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, accompanied by a new Article 88c. The proposal formalises something many expected — that training AI systems or AI models on personal data may rely on legitimate interest as a legal basis.
The European Commission’s proposal to codify legitimate interest as a legal basis for AI training marks the most significant reform to the GDPR since its adoption. By explicitly recognizing legitimate interest as legal basis for AI training, the Commission aims to reconcile data protection with the realities of modern artificial intelligence.
