European Union: European Commission reached preliminary position that Amazon Web Services should be designated as a gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act

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European Commission reached preliminary position that Amazon Web Services should be designated as a gatekeeper under Digital Markets Act

On 25 June 2026, the European Commission informed Amazon of its preliminary view that Amazon Web Services (AWS) should be designated as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The Commission preliminarily finds that AWS, the largest cloud …

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-11-18
under deliberation

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2026-06-25
under investigation

On 25 June 2026, the European Commission informed Amazon of its preliminary view that Amazon Web Se…