EU access-to-documents case · Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001
Who, if anyone, actually blocked or delayed Siri AI in the EU, and on what grounds?
This site tracks an access-to-documents request to the European Commission about what Apple and the Commission communicated regarding Siri AI / Apple Intelligence in the EU under the Digital Markets Act. All replies and documents are published as they arrive.
The request
The request seeks access to documents exchanged between the European Commission and Apple (Apple Inc., Apple Distribution International Ltd, Apple Operations Europe Ltd, or representatives acting on their behalf) between 2024-06-01 and 2026-06-10, concerning:
- Siri AI / the new AI-powered Siri
- Apple Intelligence
- AI assistants and AI agents
- iPhone / iPad availability in the EU
- The Digital Markets Act
- Article 6(7) DMA interoperability obligations
- Exemption, derogation, waiver, or deferral
- Grace, transition or staged-rollout periods
Legal basis: Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents.
Where the request landed
The Commission split the request across five services. Priority reflects how likely each is to hold the core Apple/Siri/DMA correspondence.
| Reference | Service | Status | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2983 | DG COMP | Pending | High |
| 2026/2984 | DG CONNECT | Pending | High |
| 2026/2985 | Secretariat-General | Pending | Medium |
| 2026/2986 | Legal Service | Reply received | Low |
| 2026/2987 | DG COMM | Pending | Medium/Low |
Timeline
- 2026-06-10 Initial request sent to the Commission and registered. Automatic receipt confirmation received.
- 2026-06-10 Initial reply deadline set for 2026-07-01.
- 2026-06-24 Legal Service replied: states it identified no document matching the request in its own files. Receipt confirmed.
- Expected Replies from DG COMP, DG CONNECT, Secretariat-General and DG COMM (deadline 2026-07-01).
Current status
The Commission has split the request across DG COMP, DG CONNECT, the Secretariat-General, DG COMM, and the Legal Service. The Legal Service says it found no matching documents in its own files. The key replies are still expected from DG COMP and DG CONNECT.
This is not a full Commission answer. The Legal Service reply concerns only its own files, and no confirmatory application is planned against it at this stage.
Documents
Public-safe versions of relevant correspondence are published here as replies arrive. Originals are kept private; published files are redacted for personal data.
