Private power at the multilateral table

Private power at the multilateral table

On 14 September 2026, the German government stated publicly that halting AI development is "not a viable option for Europe." The statement came from the digital affairs ministry, not from industry lobbyists, and it explicitly called for American and Chinese...
Safety as a competitive weapon

Safety as a competitive weapon

On 18 September 2026, Mistral and a coalition of European AI companies rejected Anthropic's calls for slowing frontier AI development, framing the American safety agenda not as technical prudence but as trade strategy. The accusation is specific and worth taking...
Coordination without capacity

Coordination without capacity

On 18 September 2026, Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten announced that the Netherlands intends to establish a national AI security agency, built in cooperation with France, the United Kingdom, and Germany — nations that already operate comparable institutes. The...
Berlin writes while Brussels waits

Berlin writes while Brussels waits

The EU's Digital Omnibus, agreed in May and formally adopted this summer, pushed the AI Act's high-risk obligations sixteen months into the future: standalone Annex III systems now face a deadline of 2 December 2027, and AI embedded in regulated products...
The scheduled gap

The scheduled gap

On 24 July 2026, the European Union published in its Official Journal a piece of legislation that does not close a gap but formally calendars it. Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, the Digital Omnibus, defers the AI Act's high-risk obligations to December 2027 and August...