The European Union rejected a call by Apple to scrap its landmark digital competition law on Thursday, dismissing the US giant’s claims that the rules put users’ security at risk.

Apple and the EU have repeatedly locked horns over the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which Brussels says seeks to make the digital sector in the 27-nation bloc fairer and more open.

In a formal submission to the European Commission as part of a consultation on the law, Apple said: “The DMA should be repealed while a more appropriate fit for purpose legislative instrument is put in place.”

Responding to Apple’s demand, the commission said it had “absolutely no intention” to abandon the law.

“Apple has simply contested every little bit of the DMA since its entry into application,” retorted EU digital affair

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