The rise of the digital economy poses challenges for traditional approaches to antitrust and merger control enforcement.
In considering the appropriate competition policy for the digital economy, a number of questions need to be addressed on the role and boundaries of competition policy, including on:
- access and use of big data,
- the market power and behaviour of online platforms;
- and contractual restrictions on online sales.
The keen interest of the European Commission and of national competition authorities in these issues is reflected in a growing number of cases, studies and sector enquiries that are covered by our new Tracker.
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14 July 25
How are EU member states transposing NIS2?
Our benchmark tracks the transposition status of the directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU (NIS2) in the 27 member states. 14 countries adopted national legislation to transpose NIS2.
10 July 25
WhatsApp and other communication apps must allow legal interception in less than half of the EU countries
Our new pan-European benchmark examines national rules of lawful interception obligations for number-independent interpersonal communications service providers, such as WhatsApp.
09 July 25
Countries tighten IoT rules with new security, numbering and device measures
Our Quarterly Regulatory Update on IoT and M2M Services (Q2 2025) highlights how national regulators are shaping the future of IoT and M2M services in areas such as cross-border connectivity, device regulation, and security.