Taming Internet giants - creating fair competition for digital platforms

Summary

Amendment to the GWB to strengthen competition and consumer rights: better control of dominant companies, data interoperability and open standards in compliance with data protection, expansion of the Federal Cartel Office's inspection and ordering powers as well as increasing financial and human resources, taking into account network and portfolio advantages as well as the concentration of common ownership, tracking Violation of environmental and social standards as unfair competition, commitment to an abuse-independent unbundling option at national and EU level, restriction of ministerial approval and restoration of opposing legal options as well as the opportunity for statements from the Monopolies Commission, state authorities and the Bundestag

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Timeline

1. 27 October 2020

   Motion

   Taming Internet giants - creating fair competition for digital platforms

   Source: BT

2. 29 October 2020

   Beratung

   Taming Internet giants - creating fair competition for digital platforms

   Source: BT

3. 13 January 2021

   Recommendation and report

   Taming Internet giants - creating fair competition for digital platforms

   Source: BT

4. 14 January 2021

   Beratung

   Taming Internet giants - creating fair competition for digital platforms

   Source: BT

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• Fraktion BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN · Fraktion BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN · initiative

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