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Germany’s latest AI enforcement plan answers data watchdogs' wish for bigger role

By Charlotte Westphal and Flore Coin-Deleau ( February 20, 2026, 15:05 GMT | Comment) -- Germany’s latest plans for enforcing the EU's AI Act are likely to give the country's patchwork of state privacy watchdogs substantially more influence than originally planned. After rewriting the previous coalition government's efforts, which were heavily criticized by state data protection authorities, the current administration this month published draft legislation that significantly reshapes the enforcement model.After more than a year of wrangling, Germany’s plans for enforcing the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act finally crystallized this month with publication of a draft law that's likely to give the country's patchwork of state privacy watchdogs substantially more influence than originally planned....

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