Sovereignty vs. the Market: The Transatlantic Standoff Over Digital Regulation

Posted by Isabelle Szczepanski le 3 avril 2026

Amid direct criticism from Washington and Brussels’s unapologetic firmness, digital regulation has become a major point of transatlantic friction. Behind the diplomatic exchanges and the opening of a limited dialogue, a fundamental divergence is taking shape regarding the very role of regulation: an instrument of sovereignty for the European Union, an economic barrier for the United States.

Transatlantic relations regarding digital regulation are entering a more transparent—and more tense—phase. Two nearly simultaneous announcements, from the American and European sides,…

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