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EU countries edge toward fixed AI Act legal deadlines

By Luca Bertuzzi ( January 26, 2026, 13:02 GMT | Insight) -- EU governments are moving toward a fixed timeline for delayed AI Act high-risk obligations in a first compromise text on the AI amendment package, removing the European Commission’s ability to trigger duties early. The text also reinstates a simplified registration requirement, limits centralized enforcement powers, tightens rules on sensitive data processing, and clarifies obligations on AI literacy.European governments are moving toward a fixed timeline for the entry into force of the AI Act’s high-risk requirements and reinstating a registration requirement, among other major changes suggested in a compromise text obtained by MLex....

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