Everyone is talking about the relationship between data protection, “data power” and competition law. The increasing importance of data and the presumed concentration of data in the hands of certain companies have stoked fears, leading to calls for political regulation and increased...

This paper analyses certain aspects of the Commission’s proposal for the Digital Markets Act (DMA) of December 15, 2020 and the changes proposed by the Schwab Report for the European Parliament on May 31, 2021. It identifies shortcomings of the proposed DMA and makes suggestions for...