The Council of Europe is an international organisation that works on human rights, democracy and the rule of law across its member states, and its conventions and recommendations carry weight in European policy. Its recent AI coverage includes presenting the HUDERIA methodology for AI risk and impact assessment to Central and Eastern European data protection authorities, signing a cooperation agreement on AI with Microsoft whose details were not disclosed, and adopting Recommendation CM/Rec(2026)12, which puts education and AI literacy at the centre of its response.
Writing AI Into Constitutions: A Global Constitutional MomentScholars note that states already use AI decision-support in welfare and policing, and constitutional drafters are responding. However, most AI governance rules belong in revisable instruments, with only a narrow residue in constitutions.
Council of Europe Presents HUDERIA to Data Protection AuthoritiesThe Council of Europe presented its HUDERIA methodology for AI risk and impact assessment at the 24th meeting of Central and Eastern European data protection authorities, advancing regional AI governance cooperation.
Council of Europe and Microsoft Sign AI Cooperation AgreementThe Council of Europe and Microsoft have signed a cooperation agreement on artificial intelligence. Further details of the agreement were not disclosed.
Council of Europe Adopts AI Literacy RecommendationThe Council of Europe adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2026)12, placing education at the center of Europe’s response to AI to improve citizens’ AI literacy and preparedness.
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