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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 -

Review of the EU Merger Guidelines - The First Step

Latham & Watkins LLP on 5/28/2025

The European Commission has launched a public consultation seeking feedback on its ongoing review of the 20+-year-old EU merger guidelines....more

ECJ Antitrust Ruling Not Likely to Jump-Start EC Deal Challenges in "Gap Cases"

Jones Day on 8/15/2023

In Short - The Development: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") annulled a General Court ("GC") ruling that had adopted a high standard of proof for the European Commission ("EC") to block transactions in...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: January 2022

K&L Gates LLP on 2/18/2022

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - European Commission Blocks a Global Transaction Involving Two Leading South Korean Shipbuilders - On 12 November 2019, a South Korean leading shipbuilder (the Notifying Party) notified to the...more

Executive Vice-President Vestager Champions Green Deal in Policy Announcement

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/30/2021

The European Commission continues to explore how competition policy can support the bloc’s increased focus on sustainability and progression towards climate neutrality by 2050. On 10 September 2021, Inge Bernaerts,...more

Movement Towards a New European Foreign Investment Control Tool to Protect European Strategic Assets?

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/14/2021

After reinforcing its control over foreign direct investments over the past year, the European Commission adopted on 5 May 2021 a draft regulation that aims to close a regulatory loophole by addressing distortions of...more

EU Competition Law Considerations in M&A Transactions in Light of Recent Enforcement Trends: When Procedural Breaches Present...

K&L Gates LLP on 3/26/2020

The five-year plan for the 2019-2024 European Commission (EC) is now underway. In a time of change, a deliberate consideration of the rules enshrined in the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) seems to be the focus of much attention....more

Institutional Investor Shareholdings Come Under European Commission Scrutiny

Jones Day on 3/9/2018

The Situation: A recent study examining common corporate shareholdings in the United States argues that the holding of even minority stakes in rival companies by institutional investors affects competition. The European...more

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