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Online platforms and the EU Digital Single Market inquiry

Inquiry

The EU Internal Market Sub-Committee has been investigating whether large online platforms, such as Google, Amazon, Uber and Airbnb, which act as gateways to some markets, operate above the law. Its report, Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market, sets out its findings which cover regulation, e-commerce, consumer protection, and competition.

The report recognises that online platforms have accelerated e-commerce across Europe, and that the UK is at the forefront of business creation, with 17 of Europe's 40 so-called 'unicorns' (tech start-ups valued at $1bn) based in the UK. However the report also highlights areas where current regulation isn't working, such as competition law being too slow and mergers going 'under the radar'. Instead of introducing a new regulatory framework for platforms, it argues that the existing regulations should be updated and more robustly enforced.

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Past events

Monday 14 December 2015
4:40pm Public
Online platforms and the EU Digital Single Market inquiry - Oral evidence 14 December 2015
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Monday 7 December 2015
4:25pm Public
Online platforms and the EU Digital Single Market inquiry - Oral evidence 7 December 2015
Room 2, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 3 December 2015
2:05pm Public
Online platforms and the EU Digital Single Market inquiry - Oral evidence 3 December 2015
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 2 December 2015
4:15pm Public
Online platforms and the EU Digital Single Market inquiry - Oral evidence 2 December 2015
Room 4A, Palace of Westminster

Contact us

  • Phone: 020 7219 4840 (committee staff) | 020 7219 5986 (Press Officer)
  • Address: EU Internal Market Sub-Committee, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW