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November 19, 2025

EU to delay AI Act ‘high risk’ rules until late 2027

Commission proposes new timeline as part of ‘Digital Omnibus’ package

European Union officials have proposed delaying the rollout of parts of the controversial AI Act until 2027, as part of a bigger set of tweaks designed to simplify tech regulation in the region. 

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Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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