Privacy vs innovation and competitiveness is no longer a theoretical debate—it is becoming one of the defining policy tensions shaping the future of the European economy.
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On 26 March 2026, the European Parliament approved the changes to the EU AI Act which marks a critical step in reshaping the regulatory framework for artificial intelligence under the Digital Omnibus package.
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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.
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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.
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The EDPB and EDPS joint opinion on the Digital Omnibus supports the European Commission’s goal of simplifying EU digital rules and strengthening competitiveness.
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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.
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The European Commission’s plan with the Digital Omnibus package on incident reporting, which introduces a single-entry point for notifying incidents across GDPR, NIS2, DORA, eIDAS and other EU regimes, aims to simplify compliance but may instead create new operational complexity.