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# EU Commission takes preliminary view AWS, Azure should be DMA gatekeepers
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-25-eu-dma-aws-microsoft-cloud-gatekeeper-position/
- Published: 2026-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T06:58:07.000Z
- Description: European Commission tells Amazon and Microsoft it takes the preliminary view their AWS and Azure cloud services should be designated DMA gatekeepers, citing entrenched EU market lead, lock-in and bundled AI tools; both firms may contest before a final ruling.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission (Digital Markets Act), press release, 25 June 2026](https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/commission-reaches-preliminary-position-amazons-and-microsofts-market-leading-cloud-services-should-2026-06-25%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that AWS or Azure will actually be designated, or that any gatekeeper obligation has taken effect.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Preliminary Commission view only, no designation or obligation yet in force, EU-wide cloud market. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)