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Brussels Might Scrap Digital Laws to Appease US, Warns Top EU Lawmaker

Summary by EURACTIV
“The US has specific interests,” the chair of the European Parliament’s international trade committee, Bernd Lange, told Euractiv. “I hope that the Commission will [not] give up – but it's in the hands of Ursula.”

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Due to the new trade agreement with Washington, pressure is growing on the EU Commission. SPD MEP Bernd Lange warns of a possible step backwards in European digital regulation.

The European Commission risks giving in to US pressure to weaken EU digital regulations as it tries to finalise the preliminary trade deal reached last month with Washington, according to Bernd Lange (pictured), chairman of the European Parliament's International Trade Committee. Speaking to Euractiv, the German MEP said that "there is a risk" that Digital […] The article Brussels could give up on digital regulations to please the US, warns a to…

The Commission could give in to US pressure and weaken important digital regulations to finalize the trade agreement concluded with Washington at the end of July, says Bernd Lange, President of the European Parliament's International Trade Committee (INTA).

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EURACTIV broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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