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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…

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 …

On 18 July 2025, the European Commission launched a public consultation on its draft guidelines on the implementation of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (Draft Guidelines). The Draft Guidelines are…

The European Union’s (EU’s) Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) aims to prevent “foreign” (meaning non-EU) subsidies from distorting competition in the EU.  The FSR imposed new notification…

After several years of investigation, the Commission finally delivered its decision in the case of Facebook Marketplace, where it found that Facebook had abused its dominant position, resulting in a…

On 8 July, 2025 the European Commission published its sixth annual Rule of Law Report, assessing developments across all Member States. This is the first report issued under the new Commission…

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) became entirely applicable on 7 March 2024 for most gatekeepers. By then, the gatekeepers issued their compliance reports documenting their technical solutions and…