Tag: European Commission
Ireland Appeals ECJ State Aid Ruling Against Luxembourg
The Department of Finance says it has lodged an appeal at the European Court of Justice against a State aid ruling made against Luxembourg...
Digital Services Face EU Competition Crackdown
The European Commission is mulling over measures to bolster competition rules for digital services in order to rein in the dominance of global tech...
EU plans more protectionist antitrust rules
The EU plans to adopt more protectionist antitrust rules and encourage businesses to share data as part of an industrial policy overhaul aimed at...
US/EU: Big Tech & regulators in 2020
2020 will likely see a race between big tech companies - particularly Google, Facebook, and Amazon - and the regulators that are scrutinizing them....
EU: Competition reform a “top priority” says Vestager
Europe's competition head, Margrethe Vestager has said reforming EU competition law is a major priority for Brussels and could help accelerate the bloc's ambitious...
EU: AbbVie-Allergan US$63B deal cleared
The European Commission approved AbbVie's merger with Allergan on the condition the companies sell off Allergan's late-stage IL-23 inhibitor brazikumab. That stipulation is far...
EU: Commission chief calls for smart agreements with China
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, January 8, she would welcome smart and sensible agreements that could be found with...
The Commission’s Burden of Proof in Article 101(1) TFEU: Evidentiary Shortcuts...
By Pieter Van Cleynenbreugel (Université de Liège)1
Case C-593/18 P, ABB Ltd. and ABB AB v. European Commission, EU:C:2019:1027
On November 28, 2019, the Seventh Chamber...
EU: New Director General at DG Comp
Olivier Guersent, who is currently Director General of DG FISMA (financial stability and capital markets), will be the new Director General at DG Comp...
EU: Finance Minister refuses to accept private digital currencies
EU finance ministers came to an agreement on Thursday, December 5, that digital currencies like Facebook’s Libra have no place in the European Union...
