A broad coalition from the European media sector, including public and commercial broadcasters, radios and the press, applauds the European Parliament’s vote on the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”).
Today, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) committee adopted its report on the Digital Services Act (DSA). The report will serve as a basis for the European Parliament’s plenary vote planned to take place in January 2022.
The European Magazine Media Association (EMMA) and the European Newspaper Publishers’ Association (ENPA) welcome today’s unanimous adoption of the Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards rates of Value Added Tax (VAT).
The European media sector, through the voice of public and commercial broadcasters, radios and the press, acknowledges the General Approach adopted by the Council of the European Union on the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). This step forward reflects the political consensus across Member States that swift action is required to rebalance the digital competitive environment in order to preserve a diverse, vivid and innovative media landscape.
Today, EU Ministers adopted the Council’s General Approach on the Digital Services Act (DSA). European media associations, including the European Magazine Media Association (EMMA), the European Newspaper Publishers’ Association (ENPA), the European Publishers Council (EPC) and News Media Europe (NME), take note of the General Approach and acknowledge Member States’ efforts to provide digital players with clear rules as soon as possible while ensuring that smaller online platforms are not overburdened with disproportionate due diligence obligations.