EU Digital & Media Weekly Report
05 April 26
Marianna Mattera
This report gathers policy and regulatory developments at EU level covered by Cullen International’s Digital Economy and Media services during the last week. It also lists events taking place this week.
European Commission event addresses concerns on securing submarine cables
31 March 26
Alessandra Vaes
Stakeholders discussed challenges including the need to strengthen cable repair capacity and response, ensure diversification of cable routes, and address potential regulatory fragmentation. They also highlighted dependencies on non-EU countries for cable infrastructure, with the Commission emphasising the importance of promoting EU-based companies.
AI Omnibus: comparison of positions by Commission, Council and European Parliament
31 March 26
Elisar Bashir
As the inter-institutional negotiations on the AI Omnibus proposal amending the Artificial Intelligence Act get underway, this Cullen International report offers a comparative analysis of the starting positions taken by the EU co-legislators. Both the Council and the European Parliament would amend the AI Act to ban AI systems used to generate or manipulate non-consensual sexual and intimate content (i.e. “nudifier” applications). Both the Council and the EP endorsed a delayed application of the rules for high-risk AI systems, however with a fixed timeline not contingent on the availability of harmonised standards.
EU Digital & Media Weekly Report
29 March 26
Javier Huerta Bravo
This report gathers policy and regulatory developments at EU level covered by Cullen International’s Digital Economy and Media services during the last week. It also lists events taking place this week.
White House issues recommendations to Congress on legislative approach to AI
27 March 26
Jose Jehuda Garcia
The White House has issued “A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” (NPFAI). The NPFAI is a set of legislative recommendations for the US Congress that aims to establish a uniform federal AI framework. Built around seven key policy areas, the framework seeks to pre-empt the adoption of conflicting state AI laws across the US. However, the NPFAI also includes specific pre-emption exceptions in three areas: child safety, data centre infrastructure, and state government procurement.
European Parliament committee calls for stronger enforcement of Digital Markets Act
26 March 26
Javier Huerta Bravo
Members of the European Parliament called on the European Commission to assess whether new AI tools introduced by gatekeepers hinder contestability and fairness in digital markets. The draft resolution comes before the first evaluation report on the DMA by the Commission which is due in May 2026.