Ahead of the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) on Wednesday 26 November, the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU has circulated a discussion paper to Member States on the weaknesses of the European legislative framework for containing the problems posed by the rapid growth of e-commerce platforms (see EUROPE B13744A7).
The issue of the dangers posed by these platforms, which are subject to few controls, customs duties and fines, has taken centre stage...