21 July 2025 – Brussels / Luxembourg
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the Digital Markets Act (DMA), inviting feedback from citizens, businesses, and stakeholders on the landmark regulation’s early impact on Europe’s digital economy. Responses will be accepted until 24 September 2025, with a final report expected by 3 May 2026.
Adopted in 2022 and in force since 2023, the DMA was designed to curb the market power of so-called “gatekeepers”—large tech platforms that control access to digital markets—and to foster fairer conditions for smaller competitors. The upcoming review will assess how effectively the DMA is delivering on those goals, particularly in light of rapid technological developments, including the rise of AI-based services.
Rebalancing Digital Power
The DMA imposes a set of obligations and prohibitions on designated gatekeepers, which include Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Booking, Meta, and Microsoft—covering 23 services in total such as Google Search, YouTube, the App Store, Facebook, and TikTok.
Gatekeepers must, among other things:
- Ensure interoperability so third-party services can work seamlessly with their own;
- Offer a real choice to users who decline tracking for personalized ads, including access to a non-paid version of services;
- Avoid self-preferencing, such as promoting their own products ahead of competitors’ in search results.
The rules aim to prevent entrenched digital dominance and stimulate innovation and competition by giving smaller platforms a more level playing field.
A Broad-Based Consultation
The consultation is open to all EU citizens, SMEs, business associations, and civil society groups, offering a chance to weigh in on the DMA’s real-world effects and its ability to adapt to emerging challenges. These include not only algorithmic transparency and data use, but also the integration of generative AI and other evolving technologies into platform ecosystems.
Enforcement and National Support
While enforcement of the DMA is under the sole jurisdiction of the European Commission, national authorities—including Luxembourg’s Competition Authority—can assist through inspections, hearings, and local coordination efforts.
The Commission’s final report will guide future adjustments to the DMA, which will be re-evaluated every three years to ensure it remains effective and future-proof.
For more information or to participate in the consultation, stakeholders can access the European Commission’s official consultation portal.
Source: https://concurrence.public.lu/fr/actualites/2025/07-21-consultation-dma.html
and https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/consultation-first-review-digital-markets-act-2025-07-03_en
