The European Commission is integrating artificial intelligence into the legislative process to draft new laws and identify regulatory overlaps across technology, environment, and tax domains.
The initiative, detailed in an annual simplification report by Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis, includes omnibus packages projected to save 22.3 billion euros, while prompting discussions on the balance between automated tooling and democratic oversight.
The move is part of a wider plan to reduce administrative costs and red tape in areas such as technology, agriculture, immigration, environmental protection and taxation. So far, the Commission has prepared 12 legislative packages, known as "omnibuses", which aim to revise the rules and are estimated to save costs of €22,3 billion for the European economy. As the responsible Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis pointed out, the aim is for small business owners to spend less time filling in forms and more time innovating.
At the same time, Brussels is stepping up pressure on member states to properly implement the legislation, having launched 874 infringement procedures from August 2025 to July 2026, a record number for the last decade. At the same time, the Commission is attempting to limit the practice of governments adding additional requirements when transposing European laws into national law, while expressing concerns that national governments often water down simplification proposals during negotiations.
The use of new technologies is, however, accompanied by reservations in the institutions. The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, called for caution when integrating artificial intelligence, emphasizing that these tools should not replace critical thinking and that the legislative process must be governed by democratic accountability.
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