EU Digital Networks Act faces coordinated pushback from six countries

By Júlia Tar, Matthew Newman and Luca Bertuzzi ( November 26, 2025, 17:27 GMT | Insight) -- EU Digital Networks Act reforms are under pressure as six member states urge the European Commission to drop plans for a harmonized telecoms regulation and instead propose a directive, which would give individual countries more leeway in enforcement, according to a joint paper seen by MLex, while Ireland has issued its own warning that the consolidation logic underpinning the Draghi report risks harming competition and smaller operators.EU's Digital Networks Act, or DNA, plans are coming under coordinated pressure from a group of six member states urging the European Commission to abandon its ambition for a fully harmonized telecoms regime and instead want the overhaul to be a directive, according to a joint text dated Wednesday and seen by MLex....

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EU Digital Networks Act faces coordinated pushback from six countries

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