European Commission
The European Commission is the EU's executive body responsible for policy enforcement and regulation in the European Union. In recent months, it has taken significant regulatory actions in AI and technology, including launching a €10 billion AI gigafactory scheme to build data centers across Europe, issuing legally binding orders requiring Google to share search data and allow competing AI assistants on Android devices, establishing an Advisory Forum to support implementation of the EU AI Act, and publishing guidelines clarifying how the AI Act applies to general-purpose AI models with specific compute thresholds and compliance requirements.
Updated 3 August 2026
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Latest developments
EU opens applications for €10bn AI gigafactory scheme
Sifted · 3 days ago ·
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It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android
Ars Technica · 2 weeks ago ·
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EU forces Google to share its toys with the other AI and search kids
The Register · 2 weeks ago ·
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Google is better at playing this game
The Verge · 2 weeks ago ·
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ChatGPT Returns to WhatsApp in Europe
The Neuron · 2 weeks ago ·
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The Advisory Forum: What Is It And How Does It Work?
AI Act · 1 month ago ·
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Brussels orders Google to share Android's AI sandbox with the other kids
The Register · 3 months ago ·
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Enforcement of Chapter V under the EU AI Act
AI Act · 4 months ago ·
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2026
European Commission launches €10 billion AI gigafactory funding scheme to build continental data centre infrastructure Policy change
European Commission orders Google to grant rival search engines and AI assistants access to Android and Google Search Policy change
- EU opens applications for €10bn AI gigafactory scheme
- It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android
- EU forces Google to share its toys with the other AI and search kids
- Google is better at playing this game
- ChatGPT Returns to WhatsApp in Europe
- The Advisory Forum: What Is It And How Does It Work?
- Brussels orders Google to share Android's AI sandbox with the other kids
- Enforcement of Chapter V under the EU AI Act
2025
European Commission publishes EU AI Act guidelines and code of practice for general-purpose AI models Policy change
- Modifying AI Under the EU AI Act: Lessons from Practice on Classification and Compliance
- Overview of Guidelines for GPAI Models
- Providers of General-Purpose AI Models — What We Know About Who Will Qualify
2024
EU AI Act Implementation Begins with Member State and Commission Responsibilities Taking Effect Policy change
European Commission establishes AI Office to enforce EU AI Act compliance Policy change
European Union AI Act establishes risk-based regulatory framework with phased implementation timeline Policy change
- Job Opportunities at the European AI Office for Legal and Policy Backgrounds
- The AI Act: Responsibilities of the European Commission (AI Office)
- The AI Act: Responsibilities of the EU Member States
- An Introduction to the Code of Practice for General-Purpose AI
- Why work at the EU AI Office?
- Robust governance for the AI Act: Insights and highlights from Novelli et al. (2024)
- The AI Office is hiring
- The AI Office: What is it, and how does it work?
- AI Act Implementation: Timelines & Next steps
2022
Relationships
Regulation
- Regulated by EU AI Act · 4 sources
- Regulated by Google · 3 sources
- Regulated by EU · 1 source
- EU AI Office regulated by this company · 1 source
- European Union regulated by this company · 1 source
Partnerships
- Partnered with CEN/CENELEC JTC21 · 1 source
Investment & ownership
- Owns AI Office · 1 source
- Owns EU AI Office · 1 source