By enabling scale without mandatory structural concentration and strengthening resilient, home-grown infrastructure, the Digital Networks Act should seek to reconcile strategic autonomy with open markets, with the aim of moving towards an innovation-friendly Digital Union.
Liberals are shaping a coherent narrative for strategic digital infrastructure in the EU. Our starting premise is liberal: open markets, clear rules, and open competition are the best engines of innovation and consumer welfare, but they require predictable, proportionate EU-level frameworks to function at continental scale. Public action should therefore focus on removing fragmentation, lowering barriers to cross border deployment, and catalysing private investment while safeguarding competition and consumer rights. By enabling scale without mandatory structural concentration and strengthening resilient, home-grown infrastructure, the Digital Networks Act should seek to reconcile strategic autonomy with open markets, with the aim of moving towards an innovation-friendly Digital Union.