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AI regulation in Europe

Summary

Europe has 37 recorded jurisdictions with AI policy on record, 8 of them with at least one binding AI-specific instrument. Across the region this site records 53 instruments and 51 recorded duties, each linked to its official source. Most countries in the region regulate AI through strategies, guidance and existing law rather than a dedicated AI act; the table below shows which is which.

Jurisdictions with records
37
With binding AI law
8
Instruments
53
Recorded duties
51

Last updated

Country by country

Jurisdictions in Europe with recorded AI policy
JurisdictionInstrumentsBindingStatus
Austria1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; RTR AI service desk operating; AIM AT 2030 strategy as policy; authority designation in progress.
Belgium1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; national convergence plan (2022) and regional strategies as policy; authority designation in progress.
Bulgaria1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; AI concept to 2030 (2020) as policy.
Council of Europe21 bindingFramework Convention adopted and open for signature; entry into force depends on ratifications; HUDERIA methodology adopted.
Croatia1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; national AI plan in preparation/adopted; authority designation in progress.
Cyprus1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; national AI strategy (2020) and action plan (2024) as policy.
Czechia1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; National AI Strategy 2030 (2024); authority designation in progress.
Denmark1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; coordinating authority designated; national AI strategy (2019) and digital strategy as policy.
Estonia1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; national AI strategy 2024–2026 as policy; authority designation in progress.
European Union21 bindingBinding regulation in force and partially applicable. Prohibited practices and AI-literacy duties apply since 2 February 2025; general-purpo...
Finland1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; national implementing act proposed; AI programmes since 2017 as policy.
France2Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; national AI strategy (phases since 2018) as policy; CNIL AI guidance; competent-authority designation in progress.
Germany21 bindingEU AI Act applies; national implementing act (KI-Marktüberwachungs- und Innovationsförderungsgesetz) proposed; national AI strategy in force...
Greece21 bindingEU AI Act applies; Law 4961/2022 provisions on AI in the public sector and employment in force; AI blueprint (2024) as policy.
Holy See (Vatican)1Guidance and strategyThe Holy See is the home of the Rome Call for AI Ethics (2020) promoted by the Pontifical Academy for Life, and issued the doctrinal note "A...
Hungary1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; national AI strategy (2020) as policy.
Iceland1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act to be incorporated via the EEA; AI policy (2021) and action plan 2024–2026 as policy.
Ireland1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; competent authorities designated in phases; national AI strategy refreshed 2024.
Italy21 bindingEU AI Act applies; national AI law in force since 10 October 2025; AI strategy 2024–2026 as policy; active data-protection enforcement.
Latvia1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; AI development report (2020) and digital transformation guidelines as policy.
Lithuania1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; AI strategy (2019) as policy; authority designation in progress.
Luxembourg1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; AI strategic vision (2019) as policy; authority designation in progress.
Malta1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; AI strategy 2030 (2019) as policy; MDIA certification voluntary.
Netherlands2Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; Dutch DPA coordinates algorithm supervision; public-sector algorithm register and generative-AI vision as policy.
Norway1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act being incorporated via the EEA; national AI strategy (2020) as policy; DPA sandbox operating.
Poland21 bindingEU AI Act applies; national implementing bill proposed (2024–2025); AI development policy (2020).
Portugal1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; AI Portugal 2030 (2019) and 2025 AI agenda as policy; authority designation in progress.
Romania1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; National AI Strategy 2024–2027 adopted; authority designation in progress.
Russia21 bindingNational AI strategy (2019, updated 2024) as policy; experimental legal regimes in force; AI ethics code voluntary.
Serbia2Guidance and strategyAI strategy 2025–2030 adopted; ethical guidelines (2023); AI law in preparation; EU AI Act alignment as a candidate country.
Slovakia1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; national AI strategy 2030 (2024) as policy.
Slovenia1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; national AI programme (2021) as policy; IRCAI hosted.
Spain33 bindingEU AI Act applies; AESIA operational; national implementation bill proposed (2025); AI Strategy 2024 as policy.
Sweden1Guidance and strategyEU AI Act applies; AI Commission roadmap (2024) under implementation as policy; national approach (2018).
Switzerland2Guidance and strategyNo horizontal AI law; Federal Council approach (2025): Council of Europe convention plus sector rules; federal AI guidelines (2020).
Ukraine1Guidance and strategyAI concept (2020) and regulation roadmap (2023) as policy; AI law in preparation; Council of Europe convention signed.
United Kingdom4Guidance and strategyPrinciples-based, regulator-led framework; no AI-specific Act in force. The government has signalled a future bill targeting the most powerf...

No instrument recorded yet for: Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino. See the open gaps.

Binding AI instruments in Europe

Latest changes in Europe

European Union High Partially applicable

EU AI Act general application begins; Article 50 transparency duties now apply

The general application date in Article 113 arrived. Chatbot disclosure, synthetic-content marking and deepfake labelling under Article 50 now apply; the high-risk obligations do not, having been deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. Recorded from secondary reporting; confirm against the Official Journal text.

Practical impact: Label AI interactions and synthetic content now; high-risk conformity work runs to the deferred dates.

EU AI Act Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 113 as amended Source-linked (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
European Union Urgent Partially applicable

EU Digital Omnibus on AI enters into force, moving high-risk AI Act duties to December 2027 and August 2028

Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, published in the Official Journal on 24 July 2026, entered into force on 27 July 2026. It amends Article 113 of the AI Act so that the Chapter III high-risk obligations apply from 2 December 2027 for stand-alone Annex III systems and from 2 August 2028 for AI embedded in Annex I products, adds two Article 5 prohibitions applying from 2 December 2026, and leaves the 2 August 2026 general application and Article 50 transparency dates in place. Recorded from concordant secondary reporting; confirm against the Official Journal text.

Practical impact: Re-plan high-risk conformity work to the December 2027 and August 2028 dates; transparency duties under Article 50 still applied from 2 August 2026.

EU AI Act Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI) Source-linked (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
European Union High Partially applicable

European Commission proposes Digital Omnibus adjustments to AI Act timelines

The Commission proposed a "Digital Omnibus" package that would, among other changes, link the application of certain high-risk obligations to the availability of standards and support tools, with later backstop dates. This is a proposal and requires adoption by the European Parliament and Council.

Practical impact: High-risk timelines may move; organisations should keep planning against Article 113 dates until an amendment is adopted.

EU AI Act AI Act policy page (Digital Omnibus proposal) Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
European Union Routine

Commission presents the Apply AI Strategy and AI in Science Strategy

Milestone recorded for Apply AI Strategy (European Union): Commission presents the Apply AI Strategy and AI in Science Strategy. Recorded from the official source listed; details to be expanded by a reviewer.

Apply AI Strategy Commission presents the Apply AI Strategy and AI in Science Strategy Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
Italy Urgent In force

Italy publishes Law 132/2025, the first national AI law in the EU

Law No. 132 of 23 September 2025 was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force on 10 October 2025, designating AgID and ACN as national AI authorities, adding sector rules for health, work, professions, justice and public administration, an under-14 consent rule and a deepfake offence.

Practical impact: Organisations in Italy must combine EU AI Act compliance with the national sector rules and watch the delegated decrees due within twelve months.

Law No. 132/2025 on artificial intelligence Legge 23 settembre 2025, n. 132 Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
European Union Urgent Partially applicable

EU AI Act general-purpose AI, governance and penalty provisions start to apply

Chapter V obligations for general-purpose AI model providers, the governance chapter, notified-body provisions and most penalty provisions became applicable.

Practical impact: Providers placing general-purpose models on the EU market must now hold documentation, a copyright policy and a training-content summary.

EU AI Act Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 113(b) Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
European Union High Partially applicable

European Commission publishes the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

The final Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models was published, with chapters on transparency, copyright, and safety and security for models with systemic risk, ahead of the 2 August 2025 application date.

Practical impact: Model providers can sign the Code to demonstrate compliance with Articles 53 and 55.

EU AI Act General-Purpose AI Code of Practice Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
Spain High Proposed

Spain approves a draft law implementing the EU AI Act with mandatory AI-content labelling

The Council of Ministers approved the preliminary draft law on the good use and governance of AI, allocating supervision to AESIA and sector authorities, setting national penalties and treating unlabelled AI-generated content as a serious infringement.

Practical impact: Companies operating in Spain should prepare labelling of synthetic content and expect AESIA as the main supervisor.

Draft law on good use and governance of AI AESIA Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by AI Policy Tracker (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)

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Frequently asked questions

Which countries in Europe have binding AI law?
Council of Europe, European Union, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia and Spain each have at least one binding AI-specific instrument on record. The others govern AI through strategies, guidance and existing law.
How many AI policy instruments are recorded for Europe?
53 published instruments across 37 jurisdictions, with 51 duties broken out from them. Every record links to its official source and states its verification status.
How current is this page?
It is computed from the records at every request. The latest change recorded in the region is dated 2 August 2026; the change log and the weekly digest carry each new one.

Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.

Frequently asked questions

Which countries in Europe have binding AI law?
Council of Europe, European Union, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Russia and Spain each have at least one binding AI-specific instrument on record. The others govern AI through strategies, guidance and existing law.
How many AI policy instruments are recorded for Europe?
53 published instruments across 37 jurisdictions, with 51 duties broken out from them. Every record links to its official source and states its verification status.
How current is this page?
It is computed from the records at every request. The latest change recorded in the region is dated 2 August 2026; the change log and the weekly digest carry each new one.