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European Commission introduces Data Governance Act

The Regulation will introduce data intermediaries, and allow data sharing on a voluntary basis.

EC refers Virgin/O2 merger to the UK competition authority

The CMA will now quickly move to a Phase 2 investigation, upon request from the two companies.

European Commission opens second investigation into Amazon's e-commerce business practices

The EC has concerns about Amazon’s use of sensitive data from other retailers using the company’s marketplace.

France and Netherlands reach a common position on regulating digital platforms

Ministers of the two Governments signed a position paper advocating an ex-ante framework.

OECD pushes back on efforts to agree on a common digital tax framework

The negotiations on a new tax regime are slowed down by political disagreements between countries.

European Court of Justice strikes down national data retention laws

The ECJ confirms the stance it adopted in declaring the Data Retention Directive invalid in 2014.

European Commission presents new proposals to speed up 5G roll-out

The proposals add to the measures forming the Digital Decade package.

European Commission to move away from self-regulation when it comes to disinformation

The EC found shortcomings in the Code of Practice on Disinformation, and will publish regulatory proposals by the end of 2020.

Irish data protection authority to stop Facebook transferring personal data from Europe to the US

The Standard Contractual Clauses under which the transfers occur may no longer be valid after the demise of Privacy Shield.

European Commission to review state aid rules for broadband deployment

The EC launched a consultation with stakeholders, as part of the evaluation of the Broadband State Aid Guidelines.