Legislation in motion
Committee of the Regions adopts opinion on the Digital Omnibus
- Date
- Status
- final
- Body
- Europees Comité van de Regio's
- Reference
- COR-2025-04240 (CELEX 52025AR4240)
What it is about
At its 171st plenary session on 6 and 7 May 2026, the European Committee of the Regions adopted one opinion covering the Data Union Strategy (COM(2025) 835), the Digital Omnibus on AI (COM(2025) 836) and the Digital Omnibus (COM(2025) 837), which amends the GDPR among other acts. The rapporteur is Pehr Granfalk. The Committee supports simplification but asks for proportionality for smaller authorities, and says simplification must remain aligned with privacy and data protection.
What this means in practice
No direct consequence for you. The opinion is non-binding and is a procedural step in the legislative procedure, which is still ongoing on 15 September 2026.
Source: EUR-Lex, procedurepagina 2025/0360(COD)checked on 15 September 2026
Summary and practical reading by Praxikon. Not legal advice; the source prevails.
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Guidelines
- European Economic and Social Committee adopts opinion on the Digital Omnibus
2026-03-18 · final, Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité
- European Central Bank issues opinion on the Digital Omnibus
2026-03-10 · final, Europese Centrale Bank
- EDPB and EDPS adopt Joint Opinion 2/2026 on the Digital Omnibus
2026-02-10 · final, European Data Protection Board en European Data Protection Supervisor
- Dutch DPA (AP) publishes position paper on the Digital Omnibus and the AI Omnibus
2026-01-13 · final, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
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