This page provides continuous monitoring of the proposed Digital Omnibus initiative. It maps legislative developments, institutional negotiations and systemic implications within the broader EU digital regulatory framework.
Last updated: 20/02/2026
1. Legislative status
Proposal stage:
- Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2018/1725, (EU) 2023/2854 and Directives 2002/58/EC, (EU) 2022/2555 and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1807, (EU) 2019/1150, (EU) 2022/868, and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 (Digital Omnibus)
- Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and (EU) 2018/1139 as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI)
2. Key regulatory scope
| Proposal | Objects |
| Prosal Digital Omnibus, COM(2025) 837 | The purpose is to simplify, consolidate and modernise the EU’s data, privacy, cybersecurity and platform rules. |
| Proposal Digital Omnibus on AI, COM(2025) 836 | The focus here is exclusively on the practical implementation of the AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689), which has revealed structural challenges even before its core provisions become applicable. |
3. Key developments
- EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 2/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework (Digital Omnibus), 11 February 2026
- EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 1/2026 on the Proposal for a Regulation as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI), 21 January 2026
- Legislative train schedule – official website
4. Our analysis
- Comment on the EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 2/2026, Luigi Muraca for Medialaws
- Comment on the EDPB-EDPS Joint opinion 1/2026, Omayma Brahmi for Medialaws






