2021 has been an eventful year for the competition law and policy landscape in Spain. Below we review the main developments and takeaways from the last year in the following areas: (i) institutions,…
This overview covers the main developments in competition law and policy in Portugal in the course of 2021.
Legislative and institutional developments
The Competition Act was supplemented with…
In 2021 the Bulgarian Competition Protection Commission (“BCPC”) was focused on investigations for abuse of dominance in the medical sector. The centre of CPC’s attention were some medical…
On 26 January 2022, the EU’s General Court (GC) annulled the European Commission’s (EC) €1.06 billion fine on Intel for abusing a dominant position with its rebate schemes.[1] The judgment…
2021 has been a busy year in many aspects, including competition law and policy in the Republic of Turkey. The Turkish Competition Authority ("TCA") developed and adopted its secondary legislation in…
We are delighted to see so many of our dear contributors' blog posts shortlisted in different categories of the 2021 Antitrust Writing Awards. Congratulations on this great achievement! Now it is on…
On 24 December 2021, the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) published a summary decision finding an abuse of a dominant position by Apple. The decision dates back to 24 August 2021 but…
This post aims to present the main competition law developments in four Western Balkan jurisdictions – Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. Rather than being an exhaustive…
2021 was another busy year regarding competition law developments in Greece, with several interesting initiatives by the Greek Competition Commission ("HCC").
Maintaining momentum during the…
2021 - the year of first decisions - the law, the practice, and the facts
The law
The possibility to impose financial fines on individuals in case of undertaking anti-competitive agreements by…
