EU states' Digital Omnibus review to move to ambassadors despite divides
By Júlia Tar ( September 25, 2026, 15:43 GMT | Insight) -- EU governments' review of the bloc's proposed digital simplification package will move to a meeting of national ambassadors after a meeting of experts on Friday, MLex has learned. A new text is expected but unlikely to be much different, MLex understands. EU ambassadors could consider it as soon as Oct. 7. Meanwhile, consumer and privacy groups have criticized proposed GDPR changes, warning that AI and pseudonymized data rules could weaken safeguards.EU governments remain divided over proposed General Data Protection Regulation relief for low-risk data controllers, renewal of cookie consent and rules under the Data Act on trade secrets....
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