Today, the Council gave its final green light on a new regulation aiming to streamline and simplify certain rules regarding artificial intelligence (AI) . The new law forms part of the so-called ‘Omnibus VII’ legislative package in the EU’s simplification agenda. With today’s adoption, we are taking another decisive step towards a more competitive European Union. By providing greater legal certainty and ensuring a more harmonised implementation of AI rules across the EU, we are creating the