DMA-DSA: Council adopts general directio • Table.Briefings

The Council’s negotiating position on the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act is fixed. However, despite the approval of all 27 member states, many capitals have registered a whole catalogue of amendments with which they will enter the trialogue with the European Parliament and the Commission next year.

It is a success for the Portuguese and Slovenian Presidencies: barely eleven months after the Commission’s proposal, the Council yesterday adopted its negotiating position on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA). The legislative proposals, which are intended to regulate the market power of big-tech companies, create fair conditions for competition online, and safeguard fundamental rights on the internet, have a signal effect beyond the European Union. Although the member states in the Competitiveness Council adopted the General Guidelines (DMA, DSA) yesterday, many of them wanted to make improvements.

DMA-DSA: Council adopts general directions

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