March 2026 – Delivery Platforms Europe outlines why the EU Delivery Act should remain focused on postal reform to preserve regulatory coherence, protect consumers, and maintain a competitive, innovation-friendly environment for local commerce.
DPE’s position paper outlines clear recommendations to ensure the EU Delivery Act remains targeted, reduces regulatory complexity, and preserves an innovation-friendly environment for consumers and local businesses.
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DPE outlines key recommendations on the proposed Digital Fairness Act.
Delivery Platforms Europe sets out its vision for a Digital Fairness Act (DFA) that strengthens consumer trust while fostering innovation and competitiveness across Europe’s local digital economy.
DPE’s position paper outlines concrete recommendations to simplify the EU’s digital framework, ensure consistent enforcement, and create a more innovation-friendly environment for consumers and local businesses.
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DPE joins industry call to reassess the direction of the Digital Fairness Act
16 March 2026 – Delivery Platforms Europe joins a broad coalition of business associations urging the European Commission to reset the course of the proposed Digital Fairness Act.
DPE seeks to highlight the risks that the current DFA text pose on the legitimate digital practices of local commerce platforms, which are already designed around transparency, user convenience and integrated service experiences.
With this letter, policymakers are urged to prioritise simplification, legal coherence and recognition of diverse digital business models while strengthening consumer trust and supporting innovation in Europe’s digital economy.
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DPE’s recommendations for the upcoming Digital Omnibus.
The upcoming Digital Omnibus proposal presents an important opportunity to ensure the EU’s digital framework remains coherent and future-proof. Delivery Platforms Europe has submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence, highlighting the need to address the misalignment between key digital regulations, including the GDPR, AI Act, and Platform Work Directive (Chapter III).
DPE’s submission outlines recommendations to harmonise obligations, streamline reporting processes, and simplify the EU’s digital rulebook to support a more consistent, innovation-friendly regulatory environment.
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DPE position on the Digital Omnibus on AI
DPE urges the EU institutions to conclude negotiations and adopt the Digital Omnibus on AI as swiftly as possible, before the August 2026 entry into force of high-risk obligations, to enable businesses to plan and implement compliance with the AI Act in a timely manner.
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The Local Advantage: DPE’s Vision for Europe
Delivery Platforms Europe unveils its Vision for Europe where local businesses thrive, technology platforms continue to innovate, and consumers stay connected with their local communities.
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DPE’s call for digital simplification.
Delivery Platforms Europe’s recommendations on addressing the misalignment between key digital regulations.
The misalignment between GDPR, AI Act and PWD creates real-world impacts on entities subject to digital legislation, in particular on local delivery platforms which sit at the crossroads of various pieces of legislation. The consequences of this misalignment for DPE members ranges from legal uncertainty, disproportionate reporting requirements, and contradictory enforcement.
Please see the Recommendations here
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A Study on the value of flexible platform work to European economies and citizens.
Delivery Platforms Europe first pan-European industry study on the value of flexible platform work to European economies and European citizens.
Commissioned by Delivery Platforms Europe, research institute Copenhagen Economics designed and implemented the first pan-European industry study on the value of flexible platform work to European economies and European citizens. The study, conducted by renowned research institute Copenhagen Economics, surveyed more than 16.000 couriers across 24 European countries and identified flexibility as the principal reason that the vast majority of couriers choose platform work. The study also finds that an EU-wide policy shift removing the possibility of flexible work could prevent up to 250,000 couriers from accessing platform work, drive up to 75,000 couriers across Europe out of the workforce entirely, and put up to €800m of income at stake
Please see the Full Study here
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Delivery Platforms Europe position on OTC delivery.
Delivery Platforms Europe position on the impact of OTC last-mile delivery in European economies and its value for patients.
The emergence of delivery platforms has revolutionised local commerce by equipping merchants with e-commerce solutions and on-demand delivery services. Nevertheless, pharmacies/merchants and patients in many European countries cannot benefit from such innovation as a result of restrictive regulatory frameworks on the distribution of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. In order to bring the full benefits of local OTC delivery to merchants and patients, we believe it is necessary to remove existing restrictions.
Please see the Full Position here
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The European Parliament’s position on the Platform Work Directive would create unprecedented legal uncertainty and risks capturing almost 30 million platform workers in a radical and unwanted change.
Delivery Platforms Europe has commissioned a legal assessment of the European Parliament report on the European Commission proposal for a Platform Work Directive. Benoit Le Bret, a partner at the Gide Loyrette Nouel Law Firm in Brussels assesses that the text adopted by the Committee for Employment ( EMPL) of the European Parliament ignores all basic principles of EU and national case law regarding the definition of independent workers vs employees. The position also goes against the wishes of tens of thousands self-employed platform workers (Copenhagen Economics 2021).
Please see the Full Position here
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