Fourth meeting of the Digital Markets Act High-Level Group on the DMA first anniversary

Today, the High-Level Group for the Digital Markets Act (High-Level Group) convenes for the fourth time in Brussels, with a keynote speech by Executive Vice-President Ribera. The meeting marks the first anniversary of the start of application of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) obligations, as well as two years from the decision to establish the High-Level Group. 

The High-Level Group reaffirms its strong commitment to supporting the effective implementation of the DMA, by promoting a consistent approach across different regulatory instruments. 

The discussions entail several focus areas, including exchanges around the most recent DMA monitoring and enforcement developments since the last meeting of the High-Level Group in May 2024. The meeting of today also covers an overview of the latest meetings of the High-Level Group thematic sub-groups on data-related obligations, interoperability and artificial intelligence. Topics of discussion also include the joint work of the Commission with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on guidance related to the interplay between the DMA and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the interplay with the enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA). 

Background 

The DMA aims to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector. It regulates gatekeepers, which are large digital platforms that provide an important gateway between business users and consumers, whose position can grant them the power to create a bottleneck in the digital economy.

The High-Level Group is composed by nominated representatives from the Body of the European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the European Competition Network (ECN), the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (CPC Network), and the European Board for Media Services (EBMS). 

The High-Level Group may provide the Commission with advice and expertise to ensure that the Digital Markets Act and other sectoral regulations applicable to gatekeepers are implemented in a coherent and complementary manner. It may also provide expertise in market investigations into emerging services and practices, to help ensure that the Digital Markets Act is future proof. 

For more information, visit the Digital Markets Act policy page and the Register of Commission expert groups and other Similar entities.