[Background of the study] Online platforms have dramatically changed the digital economy over the last two decades. They play a prominent role in the creation of 'digital value' that underpins future economic growth in the European Union (EU) and consequently are of major importance to the...

The workshop, prepared by Policy Department A for the ITRE committee, addressed the questions "should we avoid global information monopolies, and what place for European platforms?" It concludes that it is unclear how dominant large digital platforms actually are. Markets are often contestable...

This study describes the challenges for competition policy in relation to the digital economy. It explores the specific characteristics of digital economy markets and how these characteristics impact competition policy. The study focusses on competition policy and its instruments such as...

This study describes the challenges for competition policy in relation to the digital economy. It explores the specific characteristics of digital economy markets and how these characteristics impact competition policy. The study focusses on competition policy and its instruments such as...

The workshop, prepared by Policy Department A for the ITRE committee, addressed the questions "should we avoid global information monopolies, and what place for European platforms?" It concludes that it is unclear how dominant large digital platforms actually are. Markets are often contestable...

Context and aim The performance of the telecommunications industry – including the Internet – has become pivotal as economic and social activity is increasingly electronically mediated and transacted on-line. Having the appropriate instruments to measure the performance of the...

This contribution highlights some of the conclusions made by Ecorys in two studies that were commissioned by the European Commission: Truly Internal Market for e-communications (2012) and Future electronic communications markets subject to ex-ante regulation (2013). This contribution translates...