EU and US launch Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue

The European Commission and the US Federal Trade Commission, together with the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division launched yesterday in Washington D.C. the EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue.

This follows similar initiatives to re-launch transatlantic cooperation in regulatory issues such as the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) and the Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue (TCPD).

In the joint statement, Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, Chair Lina Khan, and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter noted that technological developments and the growth of the digital economy have transformed the economic landscape in both Europe and the United States, requiring an adaptio