On 23 May 2025, the Higher Regional Court of Cologne dismissed an application for an interim injunction filed by the German consumer association Verbraucherzentrale NRW against Meta’s planned use of…
Transaction lawyers across the EU are by now sufficiently familiar with a third screening tool, alongside merger control and foreign subsidy control: foreign direct investment (FDI) screening. As the…
On 24 September 2024, the European Commission (EC) issued the long-awaited first decision (under phase II of the concentration tool) of the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). It took another…
Recently, the European Union’s industrial policy has undergone a renaissance. Faced with mounting geopolitical uncertainties, increased global competition, and the urgency of “twin transitions” …
In Tuesday’s judgment C-253/53 – ASG 2, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) provides some clarification on the compatibility of German rules restricting the fiduciary assignment of cartel damage…
During 2024, we published many insightful, well-written and even hilarious blogposts on the Kluwer Competition Law Blog. In case that was not enough for us (it definitely is!), we are delighted to…
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, we continue to keep you up to date with the latest developments in competition law and policy on EU level. To say it with Philip Marsden ‘step back, nibble some chocolate’ and…
Today we are closing another great year at the Kluwer Competition Law Blog! We want to thank you all for your contributions, discussions and overall curiosity for competition law and policy. We are…
The recent Google Shopping ruling has already sparked much debate, and an earlier blog post offers a detailed overview of the judgment itself. Building on this, this contribution’s focus is to…
