Presented as a simple simplification exercise, the Digital Omnibus on the AI Act reveals a much more strategic ambition on the part of the Commission: to regain control of the implementation schedule and centralize market surveillance around the AI Office. But in the European Parliament, the attempt to extend the powers of the executive is raising doubts and even resistance. Presented as an exercise in simplification, the « Digital Omnibus » on the AI Act could well become a political test for the European Commission. In its proposal, the European executive is not only proposing technical adjustments, but is also attempting to extend its room for maneuver on two strategic levers: control of the implementation schedule and centralization of market surveillance to the AI Office. However, in the European Parliament, this attempt at a « power grab » is meeting with widespread resistance. Several amendments aim to regulate or even neutralize this increase in power, casting serious doubt on the Commission’s…
