Dirk Auer Quoted in Macworld on EU Regulations Unfairly Targeting US Technology Firms

Dirk Auer December 17, 2025

ICLE Director of Competition Policy Dirk Auer’s recent U.S. congressional testimony on EU regulatory efforts was covered in the Swedish outlet Macworld. Dirk’s testimony argued that EU competition rules are increasingly influenced by political objectives and that the DMA was designed to challenge the market position of U.S. firms. Read the full piece here.

Translation: Three expert witnesses participated, all critical of EU legislation. Dirk Auer from the International Center for Law and Economics argues in his written submission that EU competition rules have become increasingly politicized, and that the Digital Markets Act (DMA) was presented from the very beginning as a tool to attack the success of American companies.