Next Battleground: The European Parliament. This agreement is not an agreement on the final law. The Council has to negotiate the final wording with the European Parliament, which is yet to take a position. The European Commission is the third institution involved in the so-called “Trilogues” that will lead to a final EU law. The Commission has already made a 180-degree turn a while ago and currently clearly prioritises the interests of industry lobbies over fundamental rights.

The position of the European Parliament is still in the making. Whilst most of the European People’s Party (EPP) tend to argue in favour of putting more and more loopholes in EU digital laws, Members of the European Parliament from the center-left fractions have so far pushed back and favour keeping the status quo. Increasingly, also far-rights groups oppose proposals for a “free pass” for Big Tech.