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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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European Commission Launches Merger Guidelines Review

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The European Commission (EC) is conducting a comprehensive review of its Merger Guidelines, supported by a broad public consultation. The review aims to determine whether the current framework remains suitable for assessing...more

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CJEU Ruling Supports Third-Party Access to Dominant Digital Platforms

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On February 25, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held in Google Android Auto1 that a dominant platform’s refusal to ensure interoperability with a third-party app may constitute an abuse of dominance....more

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European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin – January/February 2025

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The "European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin" breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe during the past two months into concise and actionable takeaways....more

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European Commission’s powers to fine, impose remedies, and block access to VLOPs under the DSA

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The European Commission is currently engaged in a number of high-profile investigations of Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act. Its powers to enforce compliance are designed specifically for the DSA,...more

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Upcoming Reporting Obligations Under the EU Digital Services Act

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Services subject to the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) will be required to publish their annual transparency report by February 16, 2025. This includes providers of hosting services, online platforms, very large online...more

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France is ready to launch DSA enforcement in 2025

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France is taking significant steps towards implementing the Digital Services Act (DSA), with new decrees laying the foundation for its national enforcement. On 3 January 2025, the French Competition and Consumer Authority...more

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It’s Official: The EU Platform Work Directive Is Here

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The European Union’s (EU) Platform Work Directive went into effect on December 1, 2024, imposing significant new requirements on companies that facilitate work in the gig economy....more

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European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - October 2024

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To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

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Offensive Security Under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

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The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) regulation is part of the European Union’s (EU) strategy to enhance the overall stability of the EU financial system by ensuring that financial entities are resilient to digital...more

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Tokenized Real-World Assets: Pathways to SEC Registration

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Demand for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) is rapidly growing across the decentralized finance (DeFi) community, with growing interest among existing crypto-native participants and across the traditional finance industry...more

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The French Law on the Regulation of Games Including NFT is Passed: Place Your Bets

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We have been talking about it since last year: the bill to secure and regulate the digital space ("SREN") has now been passed. The legislative process leading up to the enactment of the SREN bill has been slow (as a reminder:...more

White & Case LLP

Platform workers: towards a European agreement on the employment presumption

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On March 11, 2024, an agreement around a draft directive to strengthen the protection of digital platform workers in Europe was approved by twenty-five Member States. For the time being, France and Germany are opposed to the...more

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Unlocking Digital Infrastructure: European Market Drivers and Trends

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M&A activity in the digital infrastructure sector has been growing year-on-year in Europe, with deal counts and cumulative deal values highlighting the resilience of this asset class. 2024 is likely set to hit a new peak of...more

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Provisional Deal Reached on the EU Platform Work Directive, With Changes on Worker Classification Test, Stricter AI Rules

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European Union policymakers reached a provisional agreement on the Platform Work Directive on March 11, 2024, which reveals significant concessions on the classification of digital platform workers as employees or independent...more

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Digital Platforms, Beware of the Evolving EU Platform Work Directive

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After more than two years of legislative highs and lows for the European Union’s proposed Platform Work Directive, the EU may be inching closer to adopting regulations on the classification of platform workers, such as...more

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‘Thread’-ing the Needle: ‘Gatekeepers’ and the DMA

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On 6 July 2023 (or 5 July 2023 in the US), Meta launched ‘Threads’—a text-based social media platform that is linked to users’ Instagram accounts. The launch of Threads closely followed the announcement by the European...more

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Big Tech’s Growing Regulatory Burden in Europe—Failing to Prepare Is Preparing to Fail

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On 25 April 2023, the same day on which the European Commission (EC) adopted its first designation decisions under its Digital Services Act (DSA), the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament published its long-awaited Digital Markets,...more

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Power to the CMA – UK publishes flagship draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

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On 25 April 2023, the Government published the long-anticipated draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill), consolidating the results of two consultations launched in July 2021. If enacted, the Bill will...more

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Digital Markets Act enters into force: a roadmap for “gatekeeper” digital platforms

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Following publication in the EU Official Journal, the Digital Markets Act (DMA, Regulation (EU) 2022/1925) officially entered into force on 1 November 2022. The DMA introduces new rules for the digital economy. In...more

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Policing the Digital Space - New Rules Require Platforms to Take Responsibility for Users’ Content

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Since the emergence of the Internet, under current European Union rules, services that host user-generated or user-contributed content have enjoyed legal immunity from liability, provided they take down unlawful content once...more

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5 Things You Need to Know About NIS 2

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On 10 November 2022, the European Parliament approved the Network and Information Security 2 Directive ("NIS 2"), moving a step closer to expanding the scope of the Network and Information Security ("NIS") Directive, the EU's...more

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Online Travel Update: Biden Administration Announces Plan to Tackle “Surprise Fees”

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This week’s Update delves back into resort fees and includes a story detailing planned future regulation of the fees by the FTC. While resort fees may not technically be an “online issue,” potential federal regulation will...more

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Online Travel Update: India’s MakeMyTrip Fined for Anti-Competitive Behavior

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Three of the four stories we feature in this week’s Update detail recent or ongoing examinations by competition regulators of the trade practices of several online travel platforms. Relatedly, we also include again a link to...more

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The Digital Markets Act (DMA): Entry Into Force Starts the Clock on the Application of Game-Changing Rules for Big Tech

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The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) enters into force on 1 November 2022. It promises to be one of the most significant developments in the history of EU regulation, ushering in a new era for technology companies operating in...more

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The EU’s Digital Markets Act: What Does It Mean for Businesses and Data Privacy?

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The EU’s Digital Markets Act seeks to ensure that EU digital markets are contestable and fair. The act imposes a set of obligations on designated “gatekeepers” (i.e., providers of core platform services (CPSs), including...more

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