Structural Challenges of EU Digital Legislation and Targeted Simplification Through the Digital Omnibus Initiative

This statement was developed through a collaborative process involving the Weizenbaum Institute and the German Society for Law and Informatics. The first part of the position paper analyses EU digital legislation, highlighting structural problems within the European digital regulatory framework. The second part comprises a statement on the European Commission’s specific legislative proposals within the framework of the Digital Omnibus Initiative. Here, the authors comment in particular on provisions relating to the AI Regulation and the GDPR. Finally, the paper contains a summary of specific recommendations for further legislative action at EU level.