In a final trilogue on 25 March 2022, the European Parliament and the European Council agreed on a provisional text for the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which will now have to be approved by the Council and the European Parliament. The text defines as “gatekeepers” the companies providing “a core platform service” (such as browsers, messengers or social media) that operate in three or more member states and have more than 45 million monthly “end users” and 10'000 “business users”. The provisional text states that “gatekeepers” will have to notify the European Commission about their intent to merge or acquire another company providing “core platform services” or other digital services, even if that acquisition does not meet the threshold in the EU merger regulation.
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