Council approves EU conclusion of the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI and human rights
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Summary
On April 21, 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision approving, on behalf of the European Union, the Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. The Convention had been signed on behalf of the Union on September 5, 2024. The decision provides that the Convention is to be implemented in the Union exclusively through Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and other relevant Union acquis. It also approves two Union declarations: one on applying the Convention's Chapters II to VI to private actors through the AI Act, and one on territorial scope. The decision entered into force on the date of its adoption, and the recitals state that the Union enjoys exclusive external competence to conclude the Convention.
Why it matters
The decision completes the Union's approval of the Convention and ties its implementation to the AI Act and other Union law. The recitals say the Union will seek 27 votes in the Conference of the Parties, with enhanced coordination with Member States and Council involvement in formulating positions.
- Parties involved
- Council of the European Union; European Commission; European Parliament; Council of Europe
- CELEX number
- 32026D1080
- Document number
- COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2026/1080
- Primary source
- EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU) (eur-lex.europa.eu)
Source retrieved: . Sources are often in other languages; links open the original. - Topics
- General AI governance