Nov 7 (Reuters) - The European Commission is proposing

to pause parts of its landmark artificial intelligence (AI)

legislation amid intense pressure from big tech companies and

the U.S. government, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

The move follows months of urging by tech giants like Meta

and Alphabet, and pressure from the Trump

administration, which has warned against measures that could

provoke trade tensions.

The EU has been "engaging" with the Trump administration

on adjustments to the AI act and other digital regulations as

part of a wider simplification process, which is due to be

adopted on November 19, a senior EU official told the FT.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The EU

did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

In July, a

spokesperson

for the European Commission dismissed calls from some

companies and countries for a pause, saying the AI rules would

be rolled out according to the legal timeline in the

legislation.

Talks were continuing within the commission regarding

potential delays to "the implementation of targeted parts of the

AI act," a spokesperson for the EU told the FT. They added that

while various options were being considered, the EU remained

"fully behind the AI act and its objectives."

The legislation came into force in August 2024 but many

of the provisions are staggered to come into effect in coming

years.