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One interesting switch up could be the EU elections this year. Right, Far-right and EU-sceptic parties are predicted to become much stronger. So their stance

One interesting switch up could be the EU elections this year. Right, Far-right and EU-sceptic parties are predicted to become much stronger. So their stance might change on some topics

blibble 3y ago
I wouldn't expect so The european far right are hardly fans of large American tech companies now, if they were domestic, that would be entirely different
tivert 3y ago
> Right, Far-right and EU-sceptic parties are predicted to become much stronger. Do they have a much more favorable attitude towards American tech giants than whoever is in power now?
- akie 3y ago
  If anything they’re in Putin’s pocket, not in Big Tech’s pocket.
  - tivert 3y ago
    And if that's the case, I'd expect them to be more hostile to American tech companies than European social democrats, because those companies are instruments of American power.
Wytwwww 3y ago
The parliament is hardly relevant though, it's pretty much a joke. The non directly elected commission and council control EU's policy.
- arlcode 3y ago
  Not true at all. No law like the DMA passes without the approval of parliament and the council of member states. In fact, all the details are hashed out between these two bodies with little to no say from the commission. BTW: The way the commission is selected is one step removed from the voters but this principle is not too uncommon in European parliamentary democracies. For example the German or Austrian Chancellors or the prime ministers of Italy ,Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Poland are elected in a similar fashion.
TheLoafOfBread 3y ago
> Right, Far-right and EU-sceptic parties are predicted to become much stronger. Those parties are running predominantly on nationalism and populism. If anything they will be happy to screw US tech companies even more.