DMA litigation risks fragmenting EU enforcement, says Google lawyer
By Jean Comte ( November 17, 2025, 16:06 GMT | Insight) -- A competition counsel with the US tech company said that the possibility given to national courts to enforce the Digital Markets Act may fragment the law's enforcement across the bloc, and make compliance more difficult. The comments come as customers of and rivals to Google, Apple and other gatekeepers consider national action as they grow frustrated by the length of the European Commission's probes and the pace of its discussions with the platforms.The possibility of conflicting findings and guidance from the European Commission and national courts over the Digital Markets Act, or DMA, is a concern, a senior competition counsel for Google said on Monday....
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