EU Digital Omnibus drafts raise lawmakers’ concern over rule changes
( November 11, 2025, 19:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The European Commission’s forthcoming Digital Omnibus initiative could alter core elements of the EU’s digital rulebook, based on its draft documents, lawmakers from the European Parliament’s Socialists & Democrats group have warned. In their letter to the commission's Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, the lawmakers said the draft risks narrowing data protection and privacy safeguards under the GDPR and e-Privacy frameworks and adjusting key provisions of the AI Act, potentially undermining fundamental rights and the EU’s credibility as a global digital regulator.The letter is attached....
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