Sixth AI Board meeting

The AI Board met on Thursday 4 December to discuss the Digital Simplification Package and review current priorities for implementing the AI Act.

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On 19 November 2025, the Commission presented the Digital Omnibus proposal to streamline rules on artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and data. This package also included the Data Union Strategy, which aims to ensure the availability of high-quality data for AI.

In this context, the AI Board has discused the next steps of AI Act implementation. This includes the preration of guidelines by the Commission to bridge the most delayed standards, so stakeholders have guidance instruments while the standardisation process continues.

AI Board members discussed the national implementation of the AI Act, sharing good practices to address challenges and set up an effective coordination. The AI Office also presented the work and technological development being carried out in the field of AI in health and life Sciences.

The AI Board endorsed the 2026 workplans for several subgroups. This was the last time the meeting was chaired by Denmark as part of the rotating Council Presidency, before the handover to Cyprus, which will assume the role of Chair with the beginning of their Presidency of the Council of the EU on 1 January 2026. The Board decided to continue with the rotation model for the Chair selection for the term of the Cypriot Council Presidency.

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