# AI Omnibus deal: EU lawmakers should reject a rollback of AI safeguards

- Type: News
- Source: European Digital Rights
- Date: 2026-06-11
- Original: https://edri.org/our-work/ai-omnibus-deal-eu-lawmakers-should-reject-a-rollback-of-ai-safeguards/
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/53403
- Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Transparency

## Summary

On 7 May 2026, EU institutions reached a final deal on the AI Omnibus, a file presented as technical simplification of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). In practice, the deal delays key protections, weakens transparency and creates a dangerous precedent for the EU digital rulebook. The European Parliament and the Council of the EU should reject it.

## Full text

On 7 May 2026, EU institutions reached a final deal on the AI Omnibus, a file presented as technical simplification of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). In practice, the deal delays key protections, weakens transparency and creates a dangerous precedent for the EU digital rulebook. The European Parliament and the Council of the EU should reject it.

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