25 March 8.45
Andreas Schwab for the Parliament, Cédric O for Council’s French Presidency, and Margrethe Vestager and Thierry Breton for the Commission will give a joint press conference on Friday.
EU lawmakers will inform the media about the outcome of the trilogue (three-way talks between Parliament, Council and Commission) on the Digital Markets Act, on which a provisional agreement was struck on Thursday evening (press release).
Press conference on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) – results of the trilogue
Who: Parliament’s rapporteur Andreas Schwab (EPP, DE), French Secretary of State for the Digital Transition Cédric O on behalf of the Council, Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of Competition, and Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton
When: Friday 25 March, 8.45-9.30 CET
Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Anna Politkovskaya press conference room (0A50), Spaak building, with physical and remote participation
How: Accredited media representatives can enter Parliament. Journalists wishing to ask questions remotely need to connect via Interactio.
The press conference will also be web streamed live and recorded on Parliament’s Multimedia Centre.
Interpretation will be available in English, French and German.
How to connect via Interactio
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