Tag: EU
Piercing the Corporate Veil: The German Sausage Saga
By Mareike Walter & Martin Schunke (Hogan Lovells)
The question under which circumstances an undertaking is liable for its own competition law infringement – not...
Tech Giants Firms Face New EU Regulations For 2022
As the US Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks to end Google’s alleged monopoly of the search and ad sector with a lawsuit, Germany’s antitrust watchdog...
EU Securities Regulator Sees Competitive Advantage From Blockchain
The European Securities and Markets Authority launched a consultation on January 4 seeking feedback from stakeholders about the need to amend the regulatory technical standards (RTS)...
EU Shopping Judgment: What Does Equal Access to Google’s General Results...
By Thomas Hoppner (Technical University Wildau)
With its judgment of 10th November 2021, Europe’s General Court did not just dismiss Google’s appeal against the European...
Concentration and Competition: Evidence from Europe & Implications For Policy
By Gabor Koltay (European Union - Directorate General for Competition), aSzabolcs Lorincz (European Commission) & Tommaso M. Valletti (Imperial College Business School)
The paper provides...
EU OKs Microsoft’s $19.7B Nuance Purchase
A month after the European Commission opened an investigation into Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of transcription software developer Nuance Communications, the EU’s competition bureau determined...
EU Praises Italy Over Amazon Fine
he Italian antitrust body has slapped a €1.128 billion fine on Amazon after finding that the US giant holds a position of absolute dominance...
EU Set To OK Microsoft’s $16B Nuance Bid
Microsoft is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $16 billion bid for artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communication, reported...
Hyundai, Daewoo Deal May Face EU Antitrust Veto
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries' proposed acquisition of rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is set for an EU antitrust veto after the...
EU Hits Spain’s Abengoa With €20M Antitrust Fine
The European Commission has fined the Spanish company Abengoa €20 million for participating in a cartel concerning the wholesale price formation mechanism in the...
