EU AI Act trilogue talks collapsed after 12 hours on April 29. Parliament and Council couldn't agree on whether high-risk AI in regulated products (medical devices, cars, toys) should be exempt from AI Act requirements.

The talks have been pushed to May 13. If no deal before June, the original August 2, 2026 deadline stands. That's 3 months away, and companies still don't know what rules they're building for.

Europe passed the world's strictest AI rules, then immediately started trying to water them down, and now they can't even agree on how much to water them down.

40+ civil society organizations warned Parliament the changes would weaken fundamental rights protections. The "competitiveness" framing versus "deregulation" reality is peak Brussels.

The whole point of the Omnibus was to delay the August deadline to December 2027 or August 2028. If no deal, companies must comply in August regardless. The August deadline approaching while they're still arguing is peak EU.