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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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The Long and Winding Road: Two Decades of Antitrust Enforcement in Spain

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"Competition forces you to evolve. When everything is easy, you don't improve". ― Rafael Nadal Parera, 1st Marquis of Llevant de Mallorca Introduction - Over the past two decades, Spain's competition enforcement journey...more

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Wilson Sonsini Global Cartel Law Quarterly Q2 2025

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The firm is pleased to distribute the Wilson Sonsini Global Cartel Law Quarterly Q2 2025, which provides a summary of key cartel enforcement trends across the U.S., Europe, and beyond. A “cartel” under competition law is...more

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EU Commission Investigates Cartel Breach in Fashion Sector - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 24

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For once, it wasn't about Big Tech. The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, jolted the fashion sector to attention on May 17 with news of "unannounced inspections" at the premises of industry...more

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Global Cartel Enforcement Report 2021

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While the global pandemic that began in 2020 continued throughout 2021, cartel enforcement activity increased among a number of leading enforcement jurisdictions. Overall, global fines in 2021 were up by 229 percent compared...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Trucks Cartel: Within Four Months, the CJEU Provides Enlightening Procedural Clarifications on Follow-On Actions Through Two...

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Following record fines imposed by the European Commission on the main European truck manufacturers, under preliminary references, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently ruled on certain procedural...more

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BCLP’s Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world

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Welcome to this first edition of BCLP’S Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world. This period was marked by uncertainty – and the harsh realities of the pandemic for many...more

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Kartellrechts-Radar Frühling 2021

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Mit unserem Kartellrechts-Radar geben wir Ihnen ein verständliches, auf den Punkt gebrachtes Update an die Hand, damit Sie schnell gut informiert sind. In unserer Frühlings-Ausgabe haben wir folgende Themen aufgegriffen...more

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Planning for Merger Reviews and Antitrust Investigations Under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement

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The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published “Guidance on the Functions of the CMA Under the Withdrawal Agreement” (Guidance), which sets out the regulator’s approach to merger and competition cases during...more

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Changing Roles: the CMA during the Transition Period and beyond

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As the UK departs the European Union, the CMA – the UK competition regulator – is facing a transformation in its mandate. White & Case considers how the CMA will approach its workload during and after the Transition Period...more

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Air cargo defendant extradited to stand trial

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The Antitrust Division (Division) announced Monday that Maria Christina "Meta" Ullings, a Dutch national and former executive for Martinair Holland N.V., was extradited from Italy to the United States after being apprehended...more

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Antitrust in the Technology Sector: Policy Perspective and Insights From the Enforcers

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Skadden’s Antitrust and Competition Group and the economics firm Charles River Associates recently co-hosted the ninth annual “Antitrust in the Technology Sector: Policy Perspectives and Insights From the Enforcers” seminar...more

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Exploring the contrasting views about antitrust and big data in the U.S. and EU

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Are some tech companies using their cache of big data to crush competition? U.S. regulators don’t think so. At the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Technology Policy Institute Conference in August 2018, Deputy Assistant...more

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EU Overview in Public Competition Enforcement Review

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In the reports from around the world collected in this volume, we continue to see a good deal of international overlap among the issues and industries attracting government enforcement attention. We also see evolution and...more

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EU Competition Newsletter - March 2017

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What Future for EU Public Procurement Law in the UK After Brexit? Those aficionados of the silver screen will remember comedians Laurel and Hardy and in particular their catchphrase 'Well here's another nice mess you've...more

A&O Shearman

Fifth Annual Report Reviews Global Antitrust Developments

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Shearman & Sterling’s 2017 Antitrust Annual Report reflects our lawyers’ experience and insights on key antitrust risks affecting our clients’ businesses. ...more

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The European Court Of Justice Requires The European Commission To Provide Adequate Reasons For Its Requests For Information

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On March 10, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rendered its judgment in the so-called Cement case, (C-247/14 P HeidelbergCement v Commission, C-248/14 P Schwenk Zement v Commission, C-267/14 P Buzzi...more

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The Mergers & Acquisitions Review - Chapter 2: EU Competition

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While the European Commission’s highly visible antitrust and cartel investigations arguably dominated the headlines during the past 12 months, the EU’s merger control regime, even without a single prohibition decision, still...more

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New EU Competition Commissioner’s Priorities For 2014-2019: Hearing Before The European Parliament

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Margrethe Vestager, former Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark, is designated to become the next EU Competition Commissioner in November 2014. The EU Competition Commissioner is a powerful figure in Europe, as witnessed by the...more

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2014 Cartel Penalties On Pace to Set Record

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Global antitrust regulators are on pace to levy record-breaking cartel penalties in 2014. If global regulators keep pace, cartel penalties will surpass 2013’s record total. Through June, U.S. antitrust regulators issued...more

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The Dutch Competition Agency Focuses on Anticompetitive Signaling

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The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) – the Dutch competition agency – has indicated that public statements about future market behavior could infringe competition law. This is the first time an EU...more

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