Preliminary deal on the Digital Omnibus on AI The provisional agreement between Council and Parliament on the simplification of the AI Act aims to ease the compliance process for companies. The deadlines for application of rules will be delayed to allow more time for clarification, cases of overlapping requirements will limit the compliance to only […]

Adoption of the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus The Omnibus X package on food and feed safety received its final approval from the Council and will imminently be adopted. The legislation will work to strike a balance between Europe’s high health and environmental standards without causing undue administrative burdens and costs for businesses.

Council and Parliament reach preliminary agreement on the Critical Medicines Act To counteract the risk of shortages of critical medicines in the EU, the Act seeks to strengthen manufacturing capacity, facilitate joint procurement procedures, and diversify supply chains. Key developments in the preliminary agreement include lowering the number of participating Member States required for joint […]

Commission unveils new AI tool to fight agri-food alerts and food fraud The European Commission has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform, TraceMap, to accelerate the detection of food fraud, contaminated food and foodborne disease outbreaks across the EU. In line with the EU’s high safety standards for food and imported products, this new […]

Council adopts conclusions on advancing the EU’s capacity to counter hybrid threats The Council today approved conclusions on advancing the EU’s capacity to counter hybrid threats, reaffirming the EU’s determination to use all available tools to prevent, deter and respond to hybrid campaigns targeting the Union, its member states, and its partners irrespective of their […]