Recognising that innovation is essential to driving growth in Europe, the European Commission (EC) has made it one of the central themes in the modernisation of the EU merger control framework. The…
Leading up to Christmas 2024, the German Federal Government published its competition policy wishlist for the 2024–2029 EU Commission term. Anticipating the Commission’s revision of the regulation…
The central purpose of the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) is clear: to tackle distortions in the internal market caused by subsidies granted by non-EU states. But what if these subsidy-…
Advocate General Szpunar’s Opinion in case C-161/24 addresses a crucial issue at the intersection of copyright and competition law. The case concerns OSA’s practice of charging royalties to…
IntroductionThis article examines the recent judgment in C-653/23, TOODE SIA v. Valsts ieņēmumu dienests, which addresses the critical question of when State aid is deemed to have been "granted"…
The GENIUS Act, short for Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, is here. The Act legitimises the US stablecoin market by establishing the first comprehensive federal…
IntroductionPicture a situation where you are the general counsel of a company operating in a highly regulated sector, such as telecom, power, or broadcasting, where compliance with sector-specific…
The European Commission is exploring ways European Union (EU) competition policy can support the security and resilience of European supply chains, particularly in relation to critical raw materials…
The war has triggered a sweeping wave of asset consolidation in Ukraine. Markets are undergoing major restructuring, large players are scaling up, and assets are frequently changing hands at a fast…
In recent years, hub and spoke practices have been a hot topic for competition authorities all around the world. In Spain, the National Commission on Markets and Competition (the “CNMC”) recently…
