Tag: European Commission
EU: Vestager picks new head of cabinet
According to Politico, Margrethe Vestager’s cabinet will be run by Kim Jørgensen, who is currently the Danish ambassador to the EU.
Vestager was on Tuesday,...
EU: Brussels ready for tech battles with US: FT
According to the Financial Times, the next president of the European Commission has prepared Europe for battles with Donald Trump over trade and tech...
EU: Antitrust chief Vestager gets another five-year term with more powers
Margrethe Vestager, the Danish politician who has taken on Apple, Amazon, and Google, will stay in charge of Europe’s competition rules and take charge...
EU: Commission clears acquisition of Kathrein’s antenna and filter assets by...
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Kathrein's antenna and filter assets (Kathrein) of Germany by Telefonaktiebolaget LM...
France: €8.5M of illegal aid to Ryanair at Montpellier airport recovered
The European Commission has found that the marketing agreements concluded between the local Association for the Promotion of Touristic and Economic Flows (APFTE) and...
European Competition Policy in Digital: What’s Next?
August 2019
CPI Europe Column edited by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International) & Juan Delgado (Global Economics Group) presents:
European Competition Policy in Digital: What’s Next? By Nicolas Petit (University...
EU: Commission approves €300M for broadband networks in Greece
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, €300 million (US$332 million) of public support for Greece's Ultrafast Broadband Infrastructure Scheme. The...
EU: EC clears acquisition of sole control over Royal Reesink Group...
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of Royal Reesink and its subsidiaries of the Netherlands...
EU: EC opens consultation for national courts when handling disclosure information
The Antitrust Damages Directive helps citizens and companies claim damages if they are victims of infringements of EU antitrust rules.
In this regard, national courts...
EU: Commission adopts new Notice on recovery of illegal State aid
Since 2012, the European Commission (‘Commission’) has implemented the State Aid Modernisation Agenda (‘SAM’). Under the SAM, the Commission has streamlined and consolidated a...
