The newly published Competition Law and Policy in the Western Balkans (edited by Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, Gentjan Skara, and Alexandr Svetlicinii) is a pioneering contribution to a field that, until…
Executive Vice President (EVP) Ribera is on a “mission impossible” to develop a “new approach to competition policy” “support[ing] European companies to innovate, compete and lead world-wide and…
This article makes a modest pitch: The Trump‑Vance Administration should hire venture capitalists (“VCs‑in‑Residence”) in antitrust agencies to help predict the trajectory of emerging technologies…
Introduction
On March 27th, the NBA announced a plan to establish a new European basketball league. This league, which would be organised alongside FIBA, the global basketball regulator, would pose…
European Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera has her work cut out for her. As Commissioner for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, she is not only responsible for steering the…
Brazil is on the verge of a significant regulatory shift, actively exploring the introduction of ex ante competition regulation designed to address potential harms from digital platforms before they…
Fragmented Merger Control Landscape in Europe
People like certainty. That is especially true for M&A dealmaking. Clear thresholds and parameters around regulatory approvals give dealmakers…
The new European Commission (the “Commission”) has an ambitious mandate, with economic growth and competitiveness at its heart. On 29 January 2025, the Commission published a Communication entitled …
The ECN+ Directive had to be transposed into the national laws by 4 February 2021. Only five Member States (Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Sweden, and the Netherlands) adopted their national…
