Amazon asks for a truce in the EU and proposes changes to avoid monopoly

The European Commission is asking Amazon’s rivals and third-party sellers for comments by September 9 on Amazon’s proposed commitments before deciding whether to accept them.

In the event that the regulatory body accepts the offer, Amazon’s commitments would come into force for five years and would apply to the entire bloc, with the exception of Italy, since this country has already imposed its own antitrust measures against the company since last year. , when he also fined her $1.3 billion for abuse of market position.

It is worth mentioning that Amazon’s intention is that this series of commitments also have an impact on the block’s Digital Markets Law, as this legislation requests that technology companies share more data with customers.

“While we have serious concerns about the Digital Markets Act unfairly targeting Amazon and some other companies, and we disagree with several of the Commission’s findings, we are committed to addressing your concerns and preserving our ability to serve customers. Europeans,” the company said in a statement.