The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU presented its first compromise text to the Member States, on 23 June, on the proposal for a regulation on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (DMA) (see EUROPE B12745A17).
In particular, the text provides for a broadening of the concept of ‘gatekeeper’. For example, if a company does not meet the criteria in terms of market power, but provides an essential platform service that is a major access point for companies to...