EU AI Compliance in 2026: The 7 Regulations Every Enterprise Now Has to Answer For

In three years the EU enacted seven regulations that govern how companies build, buy, and run AI. GDPR, NIS2, DORA, the AI Act, the Data Act, the Cyber Resilience Act, and the European Health Data Space now stack on top of each other. This is a plain reading of what each one demands, the dates that have already passed, the ones coming next, and the single capability they all converge on: by the end of 2027 you have to prove governance, auditability, and data residency.