As we welcome 2022 and set New Year's resolutions that we will never keep, it is out with the old and in with another piece of Commission legislation concerning the digital sector. Please welcome the Data Governance Act (DGA). According to the Commission's calculations, between 2018 and 2025, the amount of data generated by public bodies, businesses and citizens is expected to multiply by five. As a result, the Commission came with the DGA legislative proposal to allow these data to be harnessed and pave the way for sector-specific European data spaces to benefit society, citizens and companies. After a brief overview of the current draft, we will discuss whether it facilitates cartels, and if the DGA will impact EU merger control. Learn more.
