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Artificial Intelligence for Europe

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Official title: COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Artificial Intelligence for Europe
Official reference: COM(2018) 237 final
Document type: Communication
Document date: 2018-04-25
Document date kind: Document issue
Document-date evidence: European Commission / EUR-Lex · Document masthead immediately above the title: 'EUROPEAN COMMISSION'; 'Brussels, 25.4.2018'; 'COM(2018) 237 final'. — The dated Commission masthead establishes 25 April 2018 as the issue date of the final communication.
Publication date: 2018-04-25
Publication-date evidence: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology · Page heading 'Communication Artificial Intelligence for Europe', metadata line 'Publication 25 April 2018', followed by the description and official-text link. — The Commission publication page independently establishes first official publication on 25 April 2018.
Version label: Final
Legal status: Non binding
Language: en

Research classifications

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Principal

Version status

Final

Temporal collection

Contemporary EU AI policy

Relevance class

Direct AI relevance

Policy stage

Agenda setting

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Core

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Policy membership

Classification evidence

Relevance class: Direct AI relevance · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Title and section 1, especially the paragraphs beginning 'What is artificial intelligence?' and 'This Communication sets out a European initiative on AI'. — The communication defines AI and sets out the EU's substantive AI initiative, objectives, investment, socioeconomic, ethical, and legal actions.
Sector tags: General cross sector · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Section 1 paragraph beginning 'These are some of the many examples of what we know AI can do across all sectors', and the objectives immediately below 'This Communication sets out a European initiative on AI'. — The text expressly frames AI across all sectors and across the economy, private and public sectors, rather than limiting the communication to one domain.
Provenance tags: Authored by an EU institution · European Commission / EUR-Lex · Document masthead and title block: 'EUROPEAN COMMISSION' and 'COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION'. — The official text identifies the European Commission as the issuing authoring institution.
Provenance tags: Officially published · European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology · Metadata line 'Publication 25 April 2018' and link 'Access the text of the Communication in all languages'. — An official Commission publication page identifies the publication date and links the official text.

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Institutions and roles

European Commission · Author · role evidence · Document masthead and title block: 'EUROPEAN COMMISSION' and 'COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION'.

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CELEX: 52018DC0237

Official source · Publisher/host: European Commission / EUR-Lex
Official source · Publisher/host: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology

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Next version: Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence

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Research assessment

Inclusion rationale: Foundational Commission communication in the selected 2018–2024 pathway.
Researcher notes: Analytical assessment, separate from EUR-Lex metadata.
Review status: verified

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Expanded evidence review: Verified

Reviewed by: Yichen Hao
Evidence review date: 2026-09-05T10:34:49Z

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Last verified: 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z · EUR-Lex English record confirms COM(2018) 237 final, its title, 25 April 2018 date and Commission authorship.
Last verified: 2026-09-05T10:34:49Z · Official Commission library page identifies the item as policy and legislation, gives 'Publication 25 April 2018', describes it as a Communication from the Commission on Artificial Intelligence for Europe, and links to the official multilingual text.

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