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Wouter Wils’ Comment on the Intel Case
Advance copies of Wouter Wils’ “The judgment of the EU General Court in Intel and the so-called ‘more economic approach’ to abuse of dominance”, which will appear in the December 2014 issue of World Competition, can now be downloaded at http://ssrn.com/paper=2498407 . The paper discusses the judgment of the EU General Court of 12 June…
Read moreThe daily post of “competition-law.eu” will be back on October 1st
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Read moreHolcim-Lafarge Merger: the proposed commitments
Holcim-Lafarge Merger. The proposed commitments by the parties for the European market in an article of the WSJ: here the link.…
Read moreGoogle should be broken-up!
“Google should be broken-up say Sigmar Gabriel”: the foreseen Commission’s Google settlement, the limits of antitrust law and other stories in an article by the FT: here the link.…
Read moreYummy, that’s a tasty cartel: the German-Sausage cartel!
Yummy, that’s a tasty cartel: the German-Sausage cartel! The Bundeskartellamt fines the “Atlantic Circle Wurst-Kartell” for 338.000.000 euros: here the link to the FT article.…
Read moreAntitrust: Commission calls for strengthening position of national competition authorities to ensure effective enforcement of competition rules throughout the EU
The Commission issued on July 9th the Communication “Ten Years of Antitrust Enforcement under Regulation 1/2003: Achievements and Future Perspectives” . The Communication identifies areas for action to enhance the enforcement of EU antitrust rules by national competition authorities. Here the link to the documents: Commission’s Communication, Commission Staff Working Document SWD (2014) 230 – Ten Years of…
Read moreTechnology: How far can Amazon go? | The Economist
Competition Problems in sight for Amazon? Perhaps, says the Economist: Technology: How far can Amazon go? | The Economist.…
Read moreWill European Commission Persist With Almunia’s Antitrust Legacy? – WSJ
EU Competition Policy aiming at goals outside the domain of protecting competition? So the WSJ claims: Will European Commission Persist With Almunia’s Antitrust Legacy? – WSJ.…
Read moreEU Begins Questioning Facebook Rivals Over WhatsApp Deal – WSJ
Is Facebook a “data monopolist”? A question raised by the Commission’s review of the “Facebook – WhatsApp” merger. The issue: how do you apply Eu antitrust law to such a merger. An interesting article by the WSJ: EU Begins Questioning Facebook Rivals Over WhatsApp Deal – WSJ.…
Read moreMarket Strategies: How incumbent firms pack markets to deter entry
An interesting article by the Economist on how incumbent firms pack markets to deter entry: Free exchange: Corporate sardines | The Economist.…
Read moreApple Inc. and Antitrust Law: the Fine Line between Genius and Criminal Behavior
Apple Inc. and Antitrust Law: the Fine Line between Genius and Criminal Behavior. Two Interesting articles by the WSJ and the Int’l NYT…
Read moreWhat’s the relevant market for Telecoms Mergers? National, European? EU Regulators Cast Wary Eye on Telecom Deals – WSJ.com
The WSJ posted an interesting article on the future policy of the EU Commission for future Telecoms Mergers (EU Regulators Cast Wary Eye on Telecom Deals – WSJ.com). Is there a conflict between the need of consolidation at the EU level for Telco Companies and their market power (and the frequency issue) at the Member…
Read morePilot field study on the functioning of the national judicial systems for the application of competition law rules
DG Justice published on March 28th a Pilot field study on the functioning of the national judicial systems for the application of competition law rules. The Report has been commissioned by the European Commission, Directorate General for Justice, to the private company ICF GHK. Hopefully it will be better than the 2004 Ashrust Report … . LFP…
Read moreI Fondamenti del Diritto Antitrust Europeo, Lorenzo F. Pace (Author), available for viewing and downloading for free
The I Fondamenti del Diritto Antitrust Europeo, Lorenzo F. Pace (Author), Giuffre‘, 2005, p. X – 499, is available for viewing and downloading for free.…
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