MEPs split on who should hold the AI leash
Three political groups, three enforcement models, and one increasingly tired rapporteur.
N. Ferrand · Updated 2h ago
What happened
Members of the European Parliament remain divided over whether AI enforcement should sit with a central EU body, with national regulators, or with a hybrid structure. A committee vote scheduled for this week was postponed.
Why it matters
Enforcement design decides whether the rules bite. A centralised body means consistent decisions and slow ones; national regulators mean fast decisions and 27 different interpretations.
The Brussels angle
The split does not run neatly along left and right. It runs along who trusts their own national regulator, which is a much more revealing map of European politics than the seating plan.
What happens next
The committee vote is provisionally rescheduled for the next session. A plenary position would follow before trilogue talks with the Council can open.
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