EU ready for structural separation of relapsing big technologies – Europe

Big tech that is fined three times in five years will be labeled repeat offenders and the EU will move to structurally separate its European businesses. It arises from the new Digital Markets Law (Dma) presented by the EU Commission. If a large digital company does not correct an unfair practice that reinforces its dominant position in the market, the EU can impose “any structural or behavioral remedy proportional to the infringement committed and necessary to ensure compliance” with EU rules, it says Brussels. The separation of European services from a group can take place “in the last resort”.

We do not say that the ‘Big Tech’ are too big, but we say that the bigger the companies, the more they have to respond to obligations and responsibilities ”. This was stated by the EU Internal Market Commissioner, Thierry Breton, when presenting the new European package to regulate the digital market. The rules “are not against” no one “, but for EU citizens, our companies, democracy, innovation, fair competition,” added Breton.