Guideline
European Economic and Social Committee adopts opinion on the Digital Omnibus
- Date
- Status
- final
- Body
- Europees Economisch en Sociaal Comité
- Reference
- EESC-2025-03929 (CELEX 52025AE3929, PB C, C/2026/3225)
What it is about
On 18 March 2026, at plenary session 604, the EESC unanimously (194 for, 0 against, 0 abstentions) adopted a single opinion on both Digital Omnibus proposals: COM(2025) 837 (including amendments to the GDPR) and COM(2025) 836 (Digital Omnibus on AI). Rapporteur was Heiko Willems, co-rapporteur Angelo Pagliara. The opinion was published in the Official Journal on 2 July 2026 (C/2026/3225). It is an advisory step in ordinary legislative procedure 2025/0360(COD), which is still ongoing.
What this means in practice
No direct consequence for you. The opinion is not binding and the GDPR remains unchanged until the proposal is adopted.
Source: EUR-Lex, EESC-advies CELEX 52025AE3929 en procedurepagina 2025/0360(COD)checked on 15 September 2026
Summary and practical reading by Praxikon. Not legal advice; the source prevails.
Connections
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Guidelines
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- Dutch DPA (AP) publishes position paper on the Digital Omnibus and the AI Omnibus
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