Tech Companies Could Face EU Services Bans If They Breach Rules, Breton Says

Tech Companies Could Face EU Services Bans If They Breach Rules, Breton Says
EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton talks to journalists during an online news conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 3, 2020. Francisco Seco/Pool via Reuters
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Technology companies’ services could be banned from the European market if they don’t heed European Union regulation, Europe’s industry chief Thierry Breton told German weekly Welt am Sonntag, as the European Commission finalizes rules on internet companies.

Breton will announce new draft rules known as the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act together with European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Dec. 2.