In March 2022 the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The Act aims to address the dominance of very large digital technology companies that have been dubbed “gatekeepers” by the European Commission, and to transform how Europe’s digital economy works. In his address, Andreas Schwab outlines the development of the DMA since the Commission’s initial proposal and discusses what future the DMA might herald for Europe’s digital economy.
About the Speaker:
Andreas Schwab has been a member of the European Parliament since 2004. As coordinator of the EPP group in the Internal Market Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament, Mr Schwab helped to successfully steer key pieces of legislation through parliament. He also authored important resolutions of the European Parliament including on supporting consumer rights in the digital single market (2014) as well as the Report on Digital Taxation (2021). Before becoming an MEP, he worked as a consultant for the European Convention in the Department of European Affairs at the Baden-Württemberg State Ministry in Germany.