Published on: 25 November 2025
Published by a LexisNexis EU Law expert
On 19 November 2025, the Commission unveiled its Digital Omnibus proposal. It comprises two principal strands: one delivering ‘quick fixes’ to pain points in Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU AI Act, and another, more intricate, amending the data acquis, most notably Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR), Directive 2022/58/EC, the ePrivacy Directive, and Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, the EU Data Act. The headline items are delays to the high-risk AI rules under the EU AI Act, and a fresh EU GDPR lawful basis of legitimate interest for processing personal data when developing or operating AI systems (with safeguards). There is much to absorb—just as we get to grips with the new regime, changes are proposed, some bound to be disputed while others will be seen as eminently sensible. Here we outline the key points.
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