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1 week ago | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | Bethan John
Credit: Shutterstock.com/Michael Derrer Fuchs German airline Condor has asked the EU General Court to annul the European Commission’s approval of Lufthansa’s tie-up with ITA Airways, alleging the agency neglected to examine large swathes of the relevant market and failed to apply its strict ‘failing firm’ defence criteria. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | Bethan John
Credit: Shutterstock.com/One Artist A sex toy maker has called on the European Commission to investigate Google’s SafeSearch policy, after accusing the company of unlawfully discriminating against its listings in search results. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
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3 weeks ago | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | Bethan John
Credit: Shutterstock.com/T. Schneider Vivendi and Lagardère have accused the European Commission of wrongly trawling for evidence to build a gun-jumping case against them, in an appeal that could have far-reaching consequences for the agency’s information-gathering powers. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
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3 weeks ago | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | Bethan John
Credit: Shutterstock.com/Sundry Photography Broadcom is facing an EU antitrust complaint accusing the company of abusing its dominance by unlawfully bundling products following its takeover of VMware. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
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1 month ago | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | Bethan John
Keith Jones, a former long-time partner at Baker McKenzie, has joined Euclid Law in London. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content. Register now Subscribe to unlock unlimited access Get news, unique commentary, expert analysis and essential resources from the Global Competition Review experts. Subscribe now Already have access? Login below
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1 month ago | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | Bethan John
Credit: Shutterstock.com/Chinnapong The European Commission’s first Digital Markets Act non-compliance decisions are unlikely to prove a watershed moment for private enforcement, although “hybrid claims” are expected to rise, according to antitrust experts. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
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1 month ago | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | Bethan John
Credit: Shutterstock.com/Alexandros Michailidis EU competition commissioner Teresa Ribera has indicated that penalties for non-compliance with the EU Digital Markets Act will become more severe in future, while reiterating that compliance is the regulation’s key aim. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
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1 month ago | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | Bethan John
Claus-Dieter Ehlermann, a “giant” of the legal field and former head of the EU’s competition watchdog, who was behind a push to modernise European antitrust policy, has passed away. He was 94. Ehlermann was pivotal in building out the European Commission’s formidable legal service and later shaping its influential antitrust enforcement arm. He joined the legal service in 1961 and was appointed to head the department in 1977 – a post he would hold for 10 years.
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1 month ago | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | Bethan John |Rashid BAXTER
Credit: Shutterstock.com/Koshiro K The European Commission has shown it will credibly enforce the Digital Markets Act by sanctioning Apple and Meta for non-compliance, even if it appears to have adopted some restraint in calculating their €500 million and €200 million fines, antitrust experts say. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
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1 month ago | 
globalcompetitionreview.com | Bethan John
Credit: Shutterstock.com/gguy The European Commission’s merger control regime has caught less than 5% of transactions by large US tech companies over the past six years, including potential killer acquisitions, according to the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations. To read more Subscribe to Global Competition Review Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content.
