Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.3935/cyelp.21.2025.610
From the AI Act to a European AI Agency: Completing the Union’s Regulatory Architecture
Georgios Pavlidis
; Neapolis University Pafos
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Abstract
As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continue to advance, effective risk assessment, regulation, and oversight are necessary to ensure that AI development and deployment align with ethical principles while preserving innovation and economic competitiveness. The adoption of the EU AI Act marks an important step in this direction, establishing a harmonised legal framework that includes detailed provisions on AI governance, as well as the creation of the European AI Office. This paper revisits the question of whether a more robust supranational agency dedicated to AI is still warranted and explores how such a body could enhance policy coherence, improve risk assessment capacities, and foster international cooperation. It also argues that a strengthened EU-level agency would also serve the Union’s strategic aim of securing digital and technological sovereignty.
Keywords
artificial intelligence; European Union; EU AI Act; supranational agency; AI agency; regulatory fragmentation; risk-based approach; technological sovereignty
Hrčak ID:
347377
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Publication date:
29.12.2025.
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