The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has definitively rejected the European Commission’s (Commission) novel and broad interpretation of...
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In its widely commented decision no. 24-D-05, the French Competition Authority (FCA) ruled that mergers below the thresholds - in this...
Buying parts of a distressed company may offer great opportunities for buyers. When a company is struggling but not yet insolvent,...
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Mobility without CO2 emissions Reducing CO2 emissions from the transport sector is one of the key ambitions of policy makers – not just...
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This article was first published by Global Competition Review on 25 April 2024. Following a public consultation launched in November...
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Opportunities and risks of a clean hydrogen economy Clean hydrogen and its derivatives are widely seen as key enablers for the...
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Reforms to “fine tune” the system – with more opportunities ahead for stakeholders to help make the regime as pro-business as possible A...
On 21 March 2024, Advocate General (AG) Nicholas Emiliou recommended setting aside the General Court (GC) judgment in Illumina/Grail,...
Approximately one year and a half has elapsed since the introduction of the power by the Italian Antitrust Authority (IAA) to “call-in”...
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China’s State Council has published its Regulation on the Notification Thresholds for Concentrations between Undertakings ('2024...
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As expected, Russia has now officially become a “non-cooperative jurisdiction” for the purposes of the German Tax Haven Defence Act...
On 24 January 2024, the European Commission (Commission) presented five new initiatives to advance “European economic security”. One of...