Digital Briefings
June 25, 2025
Published by EPICENTER on June 25, 2025
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Effective regulation should serve as a catalyst – not a constraint – for innovation and long-term competitiveness. In digital markets, where business models evolve rapidly, fixed regulatory benchmarks – such as market share or price levels – can unintentionally stifle the dynamism that drives progress. The European Union’s (EU’s) Digital Markets Act (DMA), though ambitious in its objective of curbing the dominance of Big Tech gatekeepers, risks locking digital markets into rigid structures by imposing one-size-fits-all obligations that are ill-suited to the iterative and experimental nature of innovation.
March 11, 2025
Published by IBL on March 11, 2025
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As the Digital Markets Act (DMA) enters its implementation phase, the European Commission is investigating whether the proposed solutions of dominant tech firms (gatekeepers) comply with the mandates of the DMA.
October 23, 2024
Published by EPICENTER on October 23, 2024
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Central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects are gaining momentum worldwide. The European Central Bank (ECB) is no exception.
October 13, 2021
Published by EPICENTER on October 13, 2021
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The proposed EU Digital Services Act (DSA) aims to protect users of digital services, but unfortunately it also creates serious new risks for both consumers and SME users.
July 23, 2021
Published by EPICENTER on July 23, 2021
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The EU Commission proposed the new Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) in December 2020.
June 30, 2021
Published by EPICENTER on June 30, 2021
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The European Union has targeted large online platforms as potential threats to competition in the digital world. According to the Commission’s Vice President and Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, “many gatekeepers play a dual role, as both player and referee.
