The European Commission will review all cases against Apple, Meta and Google due to Trump’s rise to power

The European Commission (EC) has begun a review of its investigations into US tech giants including Apple, Meta✴ and Google, which could lead to a reduction or change in approach to all cases opened since March 2024 under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). ) EU, the Financial Times reported, citing information from officials.

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The review comes as US companies call for President-elect Donald Trump to intervene in what they describe as excessive EU coercion. The fallout from Trump’s inauguration as US president was a factor in launching the review, one EU official said, while insisting it was not the reason at all.

All regulatory decisions and potential fines have been suspended until the review is completed, but technical work on the cases will continue, whistleblowers told the Financial Times.

Some of the EC’s investigations are at an early stage, while others have made significant progress. In particular, charges against Google following an investigation into the activities of its application store were expected at the end of last year. Regulators are now waiting for the political leadership team to make final decisions on the cases of Google, Apple and Meta✴, the Financial Times said.

For its part, the EC said it “remains fully committed to the effective enforcement” of its rules. “There are no delays in completing open cases and especially not due to any political considerations,” an EU spokesman said. According to him, current investigation cases “are not yet ready at the technical level” because they require time due to their complexity, novelty and “the need to ensure the legal reliability of the commission’s decisions.”