On 17 September 2026, the AI Board met under the chairmanship of the Irish Presidency of the EU Council to discuss and review the current priorities for implementing EU AI Policy. This AI Board meeting was the first attended by Moldova as an observer.
Issues discussed
Discussions focused on the current policy developments at EU and international level around AI, the Commission’s enforcement activities and priorities, updates related to the AI Act implementation, and the publication of the Commission’s Action Plan on cybersecurity and AI.
The Commission provided an overview of new capabilities around frontier AI, covering, among others, recent AI incidents. Discussions also revolved around the strengthening of Europe’s own AI capabilities and frontier technologies, AI safety, AI uptake across key industries, and further coordination among the Member States.
The Commission also presented an update on AI Act implementation, including on the development of recommendations to support AI literacy and measures to support the transparency rules that became applicable on 2 August this year (namely the Code of Practice and the guidelines).
Other agenda items concerned:
- cooperation on market surveillance and the governance structures around pre-market conformity assessment, as foreseen in the AI Act
- possibility to introduction of a secondment programme for market surveillance authorities to the EDPS
- the AI Board's governance structures
The Board members were also updated on the Action Plan on Cybersecurity and AI. Highlights included the development evaluation and testing of infrastructure around cybersecurity capabilities of frontier AI and preparing the EU’s cyber ecosystem for challenges and opportunities.
Next meeting
The tenth AI Board meeting is expected to take place on 18th November on the sidelines of the Apply AI Summit taking place on 17th November in Brussels. This Summit will conclude the European AI Innovation Month, which will be opened on 14th October in Dublin at the International AI Summit.
Last update
18 September 2026