Opinion
New approaches and new tools are needed to prevent excessive concentration of economic power in the hands of a few matchmaking digital platforms that form multi-sided markets. Regulation in this area is only just emerging.
Podcast
Bruegel's experts walk you through all the details of the EU's Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act.
Opinion
To promote well-being and shared prosperity, EU decision-makers will need to show the same desire for competition beyond the boundaries of digital markets.
Past Event
What new innovative tools can we use to measure real-time economic and social risk?
Past Event
What is the future of social media? Conversation with Nick Clegg and Sinan Aral.
Opinion
Europe needs all pieces of its data strategy puzzle to be in place to enhance its competitive position: there is still a long way to go.
Past Event
Will the new rules of the internet go far enough for consumers and creators? Should we regulate platforms or will a code of conduct suffice?
External Publication
In-depth briefing and analysis on the issues of digital trade and the geopolitics of trade provided to the European Parliament.
Past Event
In the current legal climate, how can the EU, the US and the UK continue to share data?
Past Event
How will the data travel between the EU and the US in the aftermath of the Schrems II ruling?
Working Paper
The market power of online platforms raises concerns that they may engage in anti-competitive practices, but traditional (ex-post) antitrust intervention will be less effective in markets driven by network effects unless it is combined with a proper (ex-ante) regulatory framework. Intervention should not reduce value creation, should focus on fair sharing of value, and should eliminate incentives for anti-competitive strategies.
Parliamentary Testimony
Testimony before the European Parliament on the subject of digital trade.