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EU Negotiates Access to Anthropic AI Amid US Restrictions

6/29/2026

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EU officials opened talks with President Donald Trump’s administration to regain access to Anthropic’s AI models.
Anthropic disabled its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for foreign users after the U.S. restriction.
Henna Virkkunen said the EU will adopt an AI and cybersecurity action plan in early July.
Alexander Proell urged the EU to consider locating Anthropic inside the bloc, with the Commission gaining enforcement powers under the AI Act from August.

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EU officials opened talks with President Donald Trump’s administration to regain access to Anthropic’s AI models.
Anthropic disabled its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for foreign users after the U.S. restriction.
Henna Virkkunen said the EU will adopt an AI and cybersecurity action plan in early July.
Alexander Proell urged the EU to consider locating Anthropic inside the bloc, with the Commission gaining enforcement powers under the AI Act from August.