Tag: European Commission
EC Approves €220 Million Spanish State Aid
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €220 million Spanish measure to support Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, S.A. in the...
EU Commission Welcomes US Executive Order For A New EU-US Data...
On 25 March 2022, President von der Leyen and President Biden announced that they had reached an agreement in principle on a new EU-US...
EU Countries Talk Price Caps On Gas
The European Commission has warned EU countries that a broad cap on gas prices could be complex to launch and pose risks to energy...
EC OKS Additional State Aid To Support German Electricity Production
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, three additional measures to support electricity production from renewable energy sources in Germany.
The additional...
EU Commission OKs Prolonging Irish Aid To Refund Employers’ Social Security...
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, the prolongation of an Irish scheme to refund employers' social security contributions in respect...
EC OKs Joint Control Of Westenergie Breitband By E.ON & FSI
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Westenergie Breitband GmbH by E.ON SE, both of...
EU Commission To Allow Italy To Shift Some State Loans To...
The European Commission gave a green light on Friday to Italy's plan to transfer certain state-guaranteed loans from banks to a new platform managed...
Consortia and Competition Law
The European Commission’s draft revision of the horizontal cooperation guidance published on March 1, 2022, for the first time includes a specific section on...
Cartel Enforcement and Challenges in Europe
The European Commission has in recent times adopted a number of decisions and imposed significant fines against cartels. The landscape of cartel enforcement is,...
Reforming the European Commission’s Enforcement of Cartel Law: The Case for...
Few would deny that the European Commission has an impressive track record with respect to anti-cartel enforcement. At present, however, a lacuna exists with...
