New economic opportunities and challenges for digital services 20 years after the adoption of the e-Commerce Directive Iacob, N. creator Simonelli, F. Comisión Europea text technical report Luxembourg Policy Department or to subscribe fo r u pdates , please write to:Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life PoliciesEuropean Parliament 2020 monographic eng 36 pág This paper provides a framework for maximising current and potential benefits of e-commerce for the single market w h i le minimising economic and societal costs. It takes stock of the role of the e-Commerce Directive and analyses new challenges ar ising in the age of platforms. For ward-looking solutions a r e p r e sentedto enhance cross-border e-commerce in the EU, facilitate access to digital copyrighted content and improve the sustainability of online platforms. Finally, the paper reflects on the planned di g ital services act, outlining policy recommendations. This document was provided by the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies at the request of the committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) specialized Comercio electrónico e-commerce platforms online platforms 978-92-846-6684-3 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/648801/IPOL_STU(2020)648801_EN.pdf https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/648801/IPOL_STU(2020)648801_EN.pdf ES-MaONT 200513 20210820062632.0 00005952