Restarting my overview of external activities with events and publications between January and March 2026. Despite our Christmas & annual holidays, it was a busy period between AI, data, digital sovereignity and better regulation.

Two weeks of Interinstitutional Technical Meetings (ITMs) on the AI Omnibus are starting today. It seems that all is set for a political deal in Strasburg on 28 April 2026 and a sucessful conclusion of the legislative file in the summer.

The DRTs cover the policy activities & conclusions of Member States aiming at increasing the EU's digital sovereignity. It thereby focus on meetings of the European Council, the TTE Council (Telecom Formation), and exceptional digital summits that are organised by a group of EU Member States. The series was started in 2025 with the Digital Sovereignty Summit on 18 November 2025.

Over the last two weeks, I have published three additional publications: a history of foundation model legislation with Oxford University Press, a WEF op-ed on industrial AI, and a Top 20 list of Digital Laws with CEPS.