At a time when media plurality and professional journalism face sustained economic and technological pressure, including intense competition from dominant platforms that capture most digital advertising growth and increasingly substitute publisher content with AI-generated answers, the Digital Omnibus proposal reveals a striking inconsistency at the heart of EU digital policy. It fails to create a framework that genuinely supports the sustainability of European publishers.  

The European Publishers Council (EPC) has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission alleging that Google LLC and Alphabet Inc. are abusing their dominant position in general search services, in breach of Article 102 TFEU, through the deployment of AI Overviews and AI Mode within Google Search.

Six months after the European Commission ruled Apple’s terms illegal under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Publishers Council (EPC) warns that the app ecosystem remains unfair. Joined by a broad coalition of developers and consumer groups, the EPC has expressed strong objections to Apple’s continued non-compliance. Despite the formal ruling against the company in April 2025, Apple’s revised terms still include prohibited and exorbitant commission fees. The signato

The European Publishers Council (EPC) welcomes today’s announcement by the European Commission concerning Google’s conduct in search and AI-enabled services. As set out in EPC’s detailed confidential memorandum submitted to the Commission earlier this year, Google’s introduction of AI Overviews, and the planned roll-out of AI Mode, represents a significant shift in how search operates and how publishers’ content is used  . These AI-driven features rely heavily on high-qualit

The European Publishers Council (EPC) today wholeheartedly welcomed the provisional political agreement reached between the Council and the European Parliament on a targeted revision of the EU Regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR). This crucial agreement officially excludes printed products, including newspapers, magazines, and books, from the scope of the Regulation.