MEPs Christel Schaldemose (S&D, Denmark) and Andreas Schwab (EPP, Germany) briefed members of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) on Monday 7 February on the state of play of the inter-institutional negotiations (‘trilogues’) on the Digital Services Act (DSA) (see EUROPE 12873/9) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) (see EUROPE 12876/19).
As regards the DMA, things are already looking complex. “The position of the EU Council Presidency does not correspond - by a long chalk - to what we expect”, said the rapporteur, Andreas Schwab.
“We have worked out this legislation very carefully and there is no longer any question about what we have decided on thresholds, gatekeepers, sanctions or mergers. We have agreed, we have to discuss it, but we don’t want to make concessions”, he added.
A third trilogue on the DMA is scheduled for 1 March.
As regards the DSA, only one trilogue has taken place so far, on 31 January. Above all, Christel Schaldemose explained, it was an opportunity to highlight the most important points for the European Parliament.
“There are two key points. Firstly, there is the issue of better protection for users and consumers, including in the area of privacy and balance for SMEs. Furthermore, we must also take into account the opening of the black box of algorithms”, she stressed.
The next trilogue on the DSA will take place on 15 February in Strasbourg, alongside the European Parliament plenary session. (Original version in French by Thomas Mangin)