Thu 5 Nov 2026Sources checked 5 Nov 2026
Days Behind
DelayedLongest wait on the board
Day 780.

days. iPhone Mirroring on Mac is still not in the EU.

Launched 16 Sep 2024. The EU. Apple's exclusion names only the EU. On about 30 Oct 2026 a French journalist (Numerama’s Nicolas Lellouche), after talking to Apple managers, reported it may come soon. Nothing official. Sources and details

Things launch elsewhere. The EU, and often all of Europe, waits. Every count is today minus a sourced start date.

14features waiting
4EU rules counted
19arrived so far

Departures Waiting for the EU or Europe · longest first

Dates to watch What is coming

EU rules in force How long the rule has run

Rules countedDays since the rule applied
In force
The bottle cap that won't come off
Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU) 2019/904, Article 6. Since 3 Jul 2024.
855 daysdays
In force
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Since 25 May 2018.
3,086 daysdays
In force
USB-C charging on laptops
Common Charger Directive (EU) 2022/2380, which amends the Radio Equipment Directive. Since 28 Apr 2026.
191 daysdays
In force
USB-C charging on phones and small devices
Common Charger Directive (EU) 2022/2380, which amends the Radio Equipment Directive. Since 28 Dec 2024.
677 daysdays

Waiting on the EU Stalled, postponed or part-way

DecisionDays
Stalled
The end of clock changes
MEPs voted to stop changing the clocks. EU governments in the Council still haven't agreed a position.
2,781 daysdays since MEPs voted
Part-way
Tesla FSD Supervised across the EU
Tesla says a gap "may be because your country requires explicit regulatory approval from local authorities". The Dutch authority says EU-wide use needs a majority vote of member states, expected in December (press). Sweden's transport administration recommended voting no unless Tesla removes the ability to exceed speed limits (Reuters, Jun 2026). RDW says that margin is now capped at +10% (3 Nov 2026), which limits it but does not remove it.
209 daysdays since the first EU approval
Postponed
AI Act high-risk rules
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, the Digital Omnibus on AI. Parliament voted on 16 Jun 2026, the Council decided on 29 Jun, it was signed on 8 Jul and published in the Official Journal on 24 Jul.
95 daysdays since the original date

Finally here Arrived · how long the EU or Europe waited

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