EU agrees to simplify AI Act rules via Omnibus package
A May political agreement extends compliance deadlines for high-risk systems and adds new rules targeting AI-generated intimate content.
EBElena Brandt
Published 6 Jul 2026, 15:11Updated 28 Jul 2026, 07:311 min read
- ▸The EU Council and Parliament reached political agreement on AI Act amendments on May 7, 2026
- ▸The changes are part of a broader "Omnibus" package aimed at simplifying digital regulation
- ▸Compliance deadlines for high-risk AI systems (HRAIS) have been extended
- ▸New rules specifically address AI-generated intimate content
- ▸Critics, including Amnesty International, have raised concerns the simplification push could weaken protections
Simplification with a tradeoff
Extending deadlines and clarifying requirements makes compliance easier for smaller firms, but rights groups warn that "simplification" language in the same package could quietly loosen safeguards that took years of negotiation to establish.
Source: Council of the EU
