Written question - Application of the Digital Markets Act - reports about a common committee with tech companies - P-002678/2025
Priority question for written answer P-002678/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Matthias Ecke (S&D)
German newspaper Handelsblatt last week reported on a potential ‘deal’ between negotiators from the US and the Commission in order to prevent an escalation of the trade conflict, citing EU negotiating circles. US tech companies are to be given a say in the application of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in future, in the form of a common committee.
Such a step would significantly undermine the regulation of tech companies. In times where US tech giants are introducing new features (for example, Google’s AI summaries at the top of its search results), Europe must enforce its existing legislation to protect competition, innovation and consumer choice, instead of inviting the target of the regulatory measure to (re-)shape it.
With regard to our aim of digital sovereignty, I would like to ask the Commission:
Submitted: 1.7.2025
Last updated: 4 July 2025
