27 Feb, 2024 Taking stock: Four months of notifications under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation - More than 150 cases and one Phase II investigation By Andreas von Bonin Paul van den Berg Merit Olthoff Martin McElwee Vanessa van Weelden Fabian Bickel Maxime Riethuisen +4 more... Show less The first months of notifications under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) have shown that more transactions and public...
25 Sep, 2023 A new toolkit for gender-inclusive competition law By Morag Elwis Nicholas French Kaori Yamada Ermelinda Spinelli Vanessa van Weelden +2 more... Show less Until recently, competition policy has been considered through a gender-neutral lens – focused on “average” consumers, characterised by...
12 Jul, 2023 EU’s foreign subsidies regime officially kicks off – a new chapter for M&A and public procurement in the EU By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Martin McElwee Paul van den Berg Vanessa van Weelden Aytaç Çelebi Joanna Goyder +4 more... Show less On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (Commission) published the much-awaited final version of the Implementing Regulation on...
10 Dec, 2021 Revised definitions for critical infrastructure broaden scope of German FDI screening By Uwe Salaschek Frank Röhling Juliane Hilf Vanessa van Weelden Ole Schley Tristan Kalenborn +3 more... Show less On 1 January 2022, an amendment to the statutory definitions of critical infrastructure in Germany will enter into force. The...
07 Sep, 2021 Dual distribution in the EU – the safe harbour shrinks By Sascha Schubert Vanessa van Weelden Joanna Goyder In July we reported that the European Commission published its proposals for updated distribution rules, consisting of a revamped...
06 May, 2021 It’s tabled: Proposal for the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation published By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Vanessa van Weelden Aytaç Çelebi +1 more... Show less The European Commission published its proposal for a Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market. The Commission has...
10 Nov, 2020 EU foreign subsidies control: consultation feedback shows broad support for new tool By Merit Olthoff Vanessa van Weelden The European Commission ('the Commission') has published the results of the public consultation on its June White Paper on foreign...
23 Sep, 2020 On top of the European Commission’s agenda: levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Vanessa van Weelden Tackling distortive effects caused by foreign subsidies in the EU single market is a top priority of the European Commission. In her...