European Union: European Commission specification proceeding to support Google to comply with interoperability obligations under Digital Markets Act

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
26 Jan 2026 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Interoperability requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

26 Jan 2026
under deliberation

European Commission opened specification proceeding to assist Google to comply with interoperability obligations under Digital Markets Act

On 26 January 2026, the European Commission opened a specification proceeding into Google over its alleged failure to comply with interoperability obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The proceeding addresses Article 6(7) of the DMA, whi…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority