From tomorrow onwards, the EU’s rules for the most advanced AI models officially apply. This day is a pivotal moment: not just for the AI Act but for the EU’s overall AI strategy.

Another expert study, same conclusion: withdrawing the AI Liability Directive would be a serious strategic mistake

The AI Office has finally clarified which actors will fall under the AI Act’s rules for GPAI models – way too late – but those explanations are bringing the much-needed clarity for industry. Importantly, the GPAI rules are now officially confirmed to be in force from 2 August 2025.

Yesterday, the European Commission published the long-awaited Code of Practice for General Purpose AI (GPAI) models – a key element for implementing the AI Act. Having followed this process closely from the legislative negotiations until now, I concluded in my piece for Süddeutsche Zeitung Dossier that the Code is not a breakthrough but that it is a necessary step forward – though one with significant design flaws.

The EU’s AI Act is more than a regulatory text—it’s a declaration of European values in the digital age. As pressure mounts to delay or weaken it, we must stay the course, provide clarity for innovators, and show that Europe stands by its democratic decisions.

The AI Office has finally begun clarifying key questions around the AI Act's GPAI rules - especially who is in scope, what constitutes "placing on the market," and how one becomes a GPAI provider. A new working paper suggests sensible FLOP-based thresholds, limits burdens on downstream users, and incentivizes adherence to the Code of Practice; offering long-awaited legal certainty, though some open issues and consultation flaws remain.

Yesterday, parliamentarians involved in the AI Act negotiations have sent a strong message to the European Commission, underlining that the final GPAI Code of Practice should better reflect the trilogue agreement.

In its 2025 work programme, the European Commission effectively scrapped the AI Liability Directive (AILD) – a move that threatens to unravel trust in the EU’s burgeoning AI policy landscape. This abrupt decision strips away potential critical protections for victims of AI-related harm and denies businesses the legal certainty they need to innovate.

Today, we start our first public consultation to ask you for insight when it comes to liability scenarios and AI. This is the part of our Better Regulation initiative.

Today, we want to give you some insight in our timeline and early ideas on this important legislative file that will complement the AI Act as last part of the EU AI strategy.

The chairs’ vision will be crucial in guiding GPAI rules for the future and ensuring that EU way to AI trustworthiness will endure.

Prof Schwartmann, Prof Keber, and I have finalised our legal handbook on the EU AI Act. To be released this summer.

This post lists each document that has been produced from 2015 until 2024, on the long journey to the final law.

This regular updated blog post provides you with the key dates when it comes to the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act.

This regular updated blog post provides you with all the latest documents and timelines for the currently negotiated AI Act.

This document gives you on 22 pages a comprehensive list of all obligations and tasks that the AI Act refers to Member States.

My article gives you on 25 pages a comprehensive list of all obligations and tasks in the EU AI Act for the European Commission.

Find here a comprehensive overview of all recitals in the EU AI Act and their relation to articles.

Prof Schwartmann, Prof Keber, and I have finalised our legal handbook on the EU AI Act. To be released this summer.

The end of term update is there. Bruegel and I worked hard over the last weeks so that we can give you the latest overview of digital laws.