The EU Commission publishes a communication aiming to create a Europe fit for the digital age

On 19 February 2020, the European Commission ("Commission") published a Communication on shaping Europe's digital future ("Digital Future Communication") together with a Communication on a European data strategy ("Data Strategy"), which contain a number of statements relating to EU competition policy. It also published a White Paper on Artificial Intelligence ("AI White Paper"), which is open for consultation until 20 May 2020. These initiatives form part of the Commission's work to create a "Europe fit for the digital age". WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - KEY TAKEAWAYS The three publications bring together a number of the themes that have been debated by the Commission and other stakeholders in recent years. There is a particular focus on large platforms with market power. The Digital Future