European Commission publishes proposals for Digital Services and Markets Acts

 

On 15 December, the European Commission made two new legislative proposals: the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DSA and DMA will address new challenges that have surfaced with digital developments, and aim to ensure that users, consumers and businesses continue to benefit from digital developments.

HOTREC welcomed the European Commission’s announcement, highlighting that these proposals could reduce hospitality businesses’ dependence on large platforms.

The DSA proposes one set of rules applying horizontally to all digital services active in the EU, including those based outside the EU.  As such, new rules will apply to all online intermediaries including online travel and accommodation platforms as well as food delivery platforms. Digital services will nevertheless face asymmetric regulation based on the size, impact and role.

Very large platforms will be required to comply with these requirements and face additional obligations, notably a requirement to share data with authorities and researchers as well as ensure transparency of recommender systems.

Under the DMA proposal, new rules would specifically apply to the largest online platforms operating in the EU, i.e. ‘gatekeeper platforms’ and have a lasting, large user base in multiple countries in the EU. Gatekeeper platforms will be required to comply with an additional layer of requirements (do’s) and prohibited practices (don’ts).

Most observers predict that this process will take at least two years to complete and will be the field of an unprecedented lobbying battle in both Brussels and the EU Member State capitals, with so-called Silicon Valley ‘Big Tech’ investing huge means to avoid stricter regulation applying to their activities. As Regulations, both laws will be directly applicable to all EU Member States on a fully harmonized basis once adopted and both texts are relevant for EEA countries.

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08 Sep
08/09/2023    
09:00 - 13:00
List of Participants Ms. Olga Kefalogianni, Greek Tourism Minister, will join us during the morning for an exchange (timing will be confirmed later) Draft Agenda [...]
Together for EU Tourism (T4T) stakeholder meeting
11/09/2023    
09:00 - 13:00
On 11 September 2023, the European Commission (DG GROW) will organise the first stakeholder event to support the co-implementation of the Transition Pathway for Tourism. This will be a hybrid event, taking place in Brussels and online.
Social Affairs Working Group meeting
12/09/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
On 12 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of its Social Affairs Working Group.
Members session on HOTREC European elections manifesto
14/09/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
On 14 September 2023, HOTREC will organise a members-only session to discuss the upcoming European Elections (June 2024). 
HOTREC Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee meeting
18/09/2023    
09:30 - 13:00
On the morning of 18 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of the Sectoral Social Dialogue (SSD) Committee. 
HOTREC Short-Term Rentals (STRs) Working Group meeting
21/09/2023    
10:00 - 11:30
On 21 September 2023, HOTREC will organise another meeting of its Short-Term Rentals Working Group.
Social Dialogue reform - meeting with European Commission
27/09/2023    
09:30 - 12:00
On 27 September 2023, HOTREC, together with other social partners representatives, will meet wit the European Commission to discuss the future organisation of the Social [...]
Working Group on Restaurants, Bars, Cafés & Late-nights: 28 September 2023
28/09/2023    
10:00 - 11:30
New information now available: link to register & draft agenda of the meeting.
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