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HIGHEUAdded 2026-02-03
Andreas Schwab
MEP — Lead Rapporteur, Digital Markets Act
European Parliament
Freedom Threat Index65%
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Profile
German MEP who led the European Parliament's work on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) — the companion regulation to the DSA that designates large platforms as "gatekeepers" and imposes structural conduct requirements. The DMA and DSA together form the EU's comprehensive framework for controlling the behaviour of large global tech companies, and Schwab was central to shaping the DMA's gatekeeper designation regime.
Key Actions & Positions
Led European Parliament negotiations on the Digital Markets Act as lead rapporteur
Architected the "gatekeeper" designation framework imposing structural obligations on large platforms
Worked closely with DSA rapporteur Schaldemose to align the two regulatory regimes
Championed interoperability mandates critics say entrench regulatory control over platform architecture
Tags
DMADSAeuropean-parliamentgatekeeperplatform-regulation
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