... from the Deputy Editors (Lena, Nils & Alba), who met at the 19th ASCOLA conference in Würzburg (sorry Peter, no lawyers allowed)!
Like every year, we will have a small summer slowdown, but we…
Continuing with the trend from previous years, important competition law and policy developments emerged in the UK during 2023. Amongst other things, highly anticipated proposals for major…
Introduction
In 2023, the ACM has again shown its commitment to enforcing competition law with the aim of protecting the interests of consumers. The imposition of hefty fine of nearly 8 million EUR…
2023 proved another fruitful year for the Belgian competition law scene. The ambitious agenda of the Belgian Competition Authority (“BCA”) resulted in a busy and impressive enforcement record.
To sum…
Although 2023 was not a year of significant changes to the competition legislative landscape in Cyprus, it witnessed the implementation of competition law developments from 2022, in both substantive…
Cartels and Restrictive Agreements
Policy and Procedure
Revised Settlement Guidelines
On 6 November 2023, the AFCA published revised settlement guidelines. Based on these revised guidelines, the AFCA…
Competition policy
For the Czech competition law, 2023 was a year of significant developments. To begin with, after more than 2 years after the implementation deadline, the Czech Competition Act was…
Below we cover the main competition law developments in Spain in 2023, concerning (i) institutions and legislation, (ii) antitrust, (iii) mergers, and (iv) State aid. The selection, as usual with…
The year 2023 was an eventful year from a Swiss Competition perspective. With the merger of the two Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse in March 2023, the Swiss financial market and Swiss merger…
