Ursula Von der Leyen wants AI to cut how often EU businesses report the same data

What happened

She spoke at a closed-door gathering of the European People’s Party, her centre-right political group, in Taormina, Sicily. It is the first time she has openly proposed using AI to lighten the paperwork companies face.

Ursula von der Leyen wants companies in the EU to provide officials with the same details just once, with AI helping public bodies use them. The European Commission president made the pitch on Monday, Politico reported, citing a copy of her speech.

Europe Ursula Von der Leyen wants AI to cut how often EU businesses report the same data Under an ‘only once’ rule, companies would submit information a single time and AI would help authorities share it. October 13, 2026 - 8:28 am Ursula von der Leyen wants companies in the EU to provide officials with the same details just once, with AI helping public bodies use them.

The European Commission president made the pitch on Monday, Politico reported , citing a copy of her speech. Businesses waste time reporting the same details again and again to different authorities, Ursula von der Leyen argued, and neither they nor Europe can afford that.

The idea of reporting only once is not new, though, as the Commission already built it into its EU Inc. That plan, however, does not mention AI.