🚨🚨 Major #EUCompetition law ruling by the European Court of Justice in Case C-253/23 ASG 2 regarding compensation for harm caused by a cartel. Short🧵 with key points
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January 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🚨🚨 Major #EUCompetition law ruling by the European Court of Justice in Case C-253/23 ASG 2 regarding compensation for harm caused by a cartel. Short🧵 with key points
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1/3 Today we celebrated 20 years of the Chief Economist Team at DG Competition.
In an increasingly complex world, competition policy remains essential to keep markets open, fair and dynamic — and economic analysis is central to getting it right.
#EUCompetition #CET20Years
In an increasingly complex world, competition policy remains essential to keep markets open, fair and dynamic — and economic analysis is central to getting it right.
#EUCompetition #CET20Years
May 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
1/3 Today we celebrated 20 years of the Chief Economist Team at DG Competition.
In an increasingly complex world, competition policy remains essential to keep markets open, fair and dynamic — and economic analysis is central to getting it right.
#EUCompetition #CET20Years
In an increasingly complex world, competition policy remains essential to keep markets open, fair and dynamic — and economic analysis is central to getting it right.
#EUCompetition #CET20Years
ANTITRUST
Biogen probed by Italy over MS drug competition
cinquewnews.blogspot.com/2026/05/biog... #Antitrust #Biogen #MultipleSclerosis #MSDrug #PharmaNews #ItalianAntitrust #CompetitionLaw #HealthcareIndustry #Biotech #Natalizumab #Sandoz #DrugMarket #EUCompetition #Pharmaceuticals #MedicalNews
Biogen probed by Italy over MS drug competition
cinquewnews.blogspot.com/2026/05/biog... #Antitrust #Biogen #MultipleSclerosis #MSDrug #PharmaNews #ItalianAntitrust #CompetitionLaw #HealthcareIndustry #Biotech #Natalizumab #Sandoz #DrugMarket #EUCompetition #Pharmaceuticals #MedicalNews
Biogen probed by Italy over MS drug competition
Italy probes Biogen over alleged attempts to block Sandoz’s MS biosimilar and limit competition in natalizumab drugs.
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May 27, 2026 at 7:28 AM
ANTITRUST
Biogen probed by Italy over MS drug competition
cinquewnews.blogspot.com/2026/05/biog... #Antitrust #Biogen #MultipleSclerosis #MSDrug #PharmaNews #ItalianAntitrust #CompetitionLaw #HealthcareIndustry #Biotech #Natalizumab #Sandoz #DrugMarket #EUCompetition #Pharmaceuticals #MedicalNews
Biogen probed by Italy over MS drug competition
cinquewnews.blogspot.com/2026/05/biog... #Antitrust #Biogen #MultipleSclerosis #MSDrug #PharmaNews #ItalianAntitrust #CompetitionLaw #HealthcareIndustry #Biotech #Natalizumab #Sandoz #DrugMarket #EUCompetition #Pharmaceuticals #MedicalNews
Europe’s renewed drive towards competitiveness should include further enhancing the strengths of its universities as a key ambition, with vast potential waiting be unleashed through a genuine fifth freedom and increased funding.
🔗 Read EUA's position https://bit.ly/3HAivK6
#EUcompetition
🔗 Read EUA's position https://bit.ly/3HAivK6
#EUcompetition
August 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Europe’s renewed drive towards competitiveness should include further enhancing the strengths of its universities as a key ambition, with vast potential waiting be unleashed through a genuine fifth freedom and increased funding.
🔗 Read EUA's position https://bit.ly/3HAivK6
#EUcompetition
🔗 Read EUA's position https://bit.ly/3HAivK6
#EUcompetition
One year since the Draghi Report, EU competition and innovation policy is at a crossroads. It’s vital to align industrial strategy with fairness and market efficiency - Europe's unicorns are many! #EUCompetition #DraghiReport #InnovationPolicy #FP10 sciencebusiness.net/news/plannin...
The Draghi report one year on: what has changed?
It’s been nearly one year since former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi spelled out in excruciating detail the depth of the EU’s economic woes.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
One year since the Draghi Report, EU competition and innovation policy is at a crossroads. It’s vital to align industrial strategy with fairness and market efficiency - Europe's unicorns are many! #EUCompetition #DraghiReport #InnovationPolicy #FP10 sciencebusiness.net/news/plannin...
3/3 We also want to improve our understanding of how mergers affect markets over time.
That’s why we’ve opened a tender for an economic study on this topic. Proposals are welcome until 20 May 2025, 16:00 (Brussels time).
🔗 shorturl.at/MD0pX
#EUCompetition #MergerControl #Antitrust
That’s why we’ve opened a tender for an economic study on this topic. Proposals are welcome until 20 May 2025, 16:00 (Brussels time).
🔗 shorturl.at/MD0pX
#EUCompetition #MergerControl #Antitrust
May 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
3/3 We also want to improve our understanding of how mergers affect markets over time.
That’s why we’ve opened a tender for an economic study on this topic. Proposals are welcome until 20 May 2025, 16:00 (Brussels time).
🔗 shorturl.at/MD0pX
#EUCompetition #MergerControl #Antitrust
That’s why we’ve opened a tender for an economic study on this topic. Proposals are welcome until 20 May 2025, 16:00 (Brussels time).
🔗 shorturl.at/MD0pX
#EUCompetition #MergerControl #Antitrust
This week’s Counterbalance lays out why structural remedies—not slap-on-the-wrist fines—are the only way forward.
📬 Read, share, and subscribe: https://substack.pulse.ly/q10r8abwql
#Counterbalance #Adtech #MonopolyPower #DigitalDemocracy #EUCompetition
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Europe and Google: At a Crossroads
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re continuing our look at the biggest competition case going: Google.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This week’s Counterbalance lays out why structural remedies—not slap-on-the-wrist fines—are the only way forward.
📬 Read, share, and subscribe: https://substack.pulse.ly/q10r8abwql
#Counterbalance #Adtech #MonopolyPower #DigitalDemocracy #EUCompetition
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Equity Research Director at Barclays Mathieu Robillard tells us why #EUMerger control should also consider investment capacity, sustainability, and Europe’s sovereignty—especially in #telecoms. Read the BRG report: buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUcompetition
February 25, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Equity Research Director at Barclays Mathieu Robillard tells us why #EUMerger control should also consider investment capacity, sustainability, and Europe’s sovereignty—especially in #telecoms. Read the BRG report: buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUcompetition
Maarit Palovirta at TechUK's Future Telecoms Conference 2025 yesterday:
📊Lack of scale limits growth, economies of scale & competitiveness
💡Regulation must reflect market changes (ex-post regime, simplification)
👨⚖️Need for #EUCompetition Policy reform
📊Lack of scale limits growth, economies of scale & competitiveness
💡Regulation must reflect market changes (ex-post regime, simplification)
👨⚖️Need for #EUCompetition Policy reform
February 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Maarit Palovirta at TechUK's Future Telecoms Conference 2025 yesterday:
📊Lack of scale limits growth, economies of scale & competitiveness
💡Regulation must reflect market changes (ex-post regime, simplification)
👨⚖️Need for #EUCompetition Policy reform
📊Lack of scale limits growth, economies of scale & competitiveness
💡Regulation must reflect market changes (ex-post regime, simplification)
👨⚖️Need for #EUCompetition Policy reform
EUA would like to thank Alexandr Hobza (Cabinet of @ec.europa.eu EVP Stéphane Séjourné) for an open and fruitful exchange on Europe’s competitiveness agenda.
Read EUA's position 'A research, education and innovation partnership for Europe’s competitiveness' at bit.ly/3FFJAui
#EUCompetition
Read EUA's position 'A research, education and innovation partnership for Europe’s competitiveness' at bit.ly/3FFJAui
#EUCompetition
July 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
EUA would like to thank Alexandr Hobza (Cabinet of @ec.europa.eu EVP Stéphane Séjourné) for an open and fruitful exchange on Europe’s competitiveness agenda.
Read EUA's position 'A research, education and innovation partnership for Europe’s competitiveness' at bit.ly/3FFJAui
#EUCompetition
Read EUA's position 'A research, education and innovation partnership for Europe’s competitiveness' at bit.ly/3FFJAui
#EUCompetition
#Rheinmetall rival slams ‘direct award’ to German arms group after the RM group was selected to develop anti-drone laser technology that he says #ElectroOpticSystems can already supply. on.ft.com/4oaxHgN via @FT #Competition #BorisPistorius #FriedhelmMerz #Defence #drones #EUCompetition
Rheinmetall rival slams ‘direct award’ to German arms group
Electro Optic Systems says Berlin’s lack of open tender bypasses better and cheaper options
on.ft.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#Rheinmetall rival slams ‘direct award’ to German arms group after the RM group was selected to develop anti-drone laser technology that he says #ElectroOpticSystems can already supply. on.ft.com/4oaxHgN via @FT #Competition #BorisPistorius #FriedhelmMerz #Defence #drones #EUCompetition
📰PRESS RELEASE
EU Rail Procurement Reform Requires Equal Financing Conditions
Full release:https://bit.ly/3UR9qDi
#PublicProcurement #Rail #Competition #OpenAccess #CompetitiveNeutrality #EIB #EuropeanRail
@EuropeanCommission @EUBusinessShowcase @EUCompetition @EUTransport @EuropeanInvestmentBank
EU Rail Procurement Reform Requires Equal Financing Conditions
Full release:https://bit.ly/3UR9qDi
#PublicProcurement #Rail #Competition #OpenAccess #CompetitiveNeutrality #EIB #EuropeanRail
@EuropeanCommission @EUBusinessShowcase @EUCompetition @EUTransport @EuropeanInvestmentBank
EU Rail Procurement Exemption Must Be Matched by Equal Financing Conditions | ALLRAIL - The Future of Passenger Rail
Brussels – September 15, 2026 ALLRAIL welcomes the EU Commission’s efforts to simplify public procurement rules. One of the stated objectives of the proposal is to strengthen competition in rail…
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September 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
📰PRESS RELEASE
EU Rail Procurement Reform Requires Equal Financing Conditions
Full release:https://bit.ly/3UR9qDi
#PublicProcurement #Rail #Competition #OpenAccess #CompetitiveNeutrality #EIB #EuropeanRail
@EuropeanCommission @EUBusinessShowcase @EUCompetition @EUTransport @EuropeanInvestmentBank
EU Rail Procurement Reform Requires Equal Financing Conditions
Full release:https://bit.ly/3UR9qDi
#PublicProcurement #Rail #Competition #OpenAccess #CompetitiveNeutrality #EIB #EuropeanRail
@EuropeanCommission @EUBusinessShowcase @EUCompetition @EUTransport @EuropeanInvestmentBank
The EU has opened a major antitrust investigation into SAP, focusing on whether the company has exploited its market dominance to restrict competition in third-party support services. #SAP #Antitrust #EUCompetition #ThirdPartySupport #EnterpriseSoftware #ERP #VendorLockIn #TechLaw #CompetitionLaw
August 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The EU has opened a major antitrust investigation into SAP, focusing on whether the company has exploited its market dominance to restrict competition in third-party support services. #SAP #Antitrust #EUCompetition #ThirdPartySupport #EnterpriseSoftware #ERP #VendorLockIn #TechLaw #CompetitionLaw
proves to be a brief war premium or the start of a more persistent squeeze on European growth, margins and pricing power.
#StraitOfHormuz #EUCompetition #InflationShock
#StraitOfHormuz #EUCompetition #InflationShock
July 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM
proves to be a brief war premium or the start of a more persistent squeeze on European growth, margins and pricing power.
#StraitOfHormuz #EUCompetition #InflationShock
#StraitOfHormuz #EUCompetition #InflationShock
Microsoft Escapes EU Competition Probe by Unbundling Teams for Seven Years, Opening API #Technology #Business #IndustryGiants #Microsoft #EUCompetition #APIOpening
Microsoft Escapes EU Competition Probe by Unbundling Teams for Seven Years, Opening API
TechCrunch reports: Thanks to a pledge to unbundle its corporate messaging app Teams from its productivity suites, Microsoft has managed to slip unscathed through a major antitrust investigation by the...
puretech.news
September 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Microsoft Escapes EU Competition Probe by Unbundling Teams for Seven Years, Opening API #Technology #Business #IndustryGiants #Microsoft #EUCompetition #APIOpening
Microsoft slips unscathed through EU competition probe after promising to unbundle Teams #Technology #Business #AcquisitionsandMergers #Microsoft #EUcompetition #Teams
Microsoft slips unscathed through EU competition probe after promising to unbundle Teams
Microsoft will escape largely unscathed from a major antitrust investigation by the European Commission that could have resulted in billion-dollar fines for the tech giant.
puretech.news
September 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Microsoft slips unscathed through EU competition probe after promising to unbundle Teams #Technology #Business #AcquisitionsandMergers #Microsoft #EUcompetition #Teams
@EUCompetition @EUCourtPress @EUCouncilPress @EU_Commission @EU_Consumer @EU_Justice @Europarl_FR @PE_FRANCE @PEStrasbourg
Parlementaires Européens! posez les bonnes questions lors de l'audition de Mme Vestager le 8 Octobre! #Competition #auditions #parlement #Google #Antitrust #shopping Pourquoi Google st il toujours ultra dominant après les amendes et les condamnations de la commission européenne?
November 25, 2024 at 12:05 PM
@EUCompetition @EUCourtPress @EUCouncilPress @EU_Commission @EU_Consumer @EU_Justice @Europarl_FR @PE_FRANCE @PEStrasbourg
EU competition shake-up, pharma access & climate justice in merger control.
Also in The Counterbalance:
-AI floods Dutch politics
-TikTok’s €12B data pivot
-Big Pharma under fire
-Read + share: https://substack.pulse.ly/qr5iqnjn8w
#Antitrust #EUcompetition #balancedeconomy
Also in The Counterbalance:
-AI floods Dutch politics
-TikTok’s €12B data pivot
-Big Pharma under fire
-Read + share: https://substack.pulse.ly/qr5iqnjn8w
#Antitrust #EUcompetition #balancedeconomy
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
EU competition shake-up, pharma access & climate justice in merger control.
Also in The Counterbalance:
-AI floods Dutch politics
-TikTok’s €12B data pivot
-Big Pharma under fire
-Read + share: https://substack.pulse.ly/qr5iqnjn8w
#Antitrust #EUcompetition #balancedeconomy
Also in The Counterbalance:
-AI floods Dutch politics
-TikTok’s €12B data pivot
-Big Pharma under fire
-Read + share: https://substack.pulse.ly/qr5iqnjn8w
#Antitrust #EUcompetition #balancedeconomy
This week’s Counterbalance lays out why structural remedies—not slap-on-the-wrist fines—are the only way forward.
📬 Read, share, and subscribe: https://substack.pulse.ly/0m58zjmjdc
#Counterbalance #Adtech #MonopolyPower #DigitalDemocracy #EUCompetition
📬 Read, share, and subscribe: https://substack.pulse.ly/0m58zjmjdc
#Counterbalance #Adtech #MonopolyPower #DigitalDemocracy #EUCompetition
September 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This week’s Counterbalance lays out why structural remedies—not slap-on-the-wrist fines—are the only way forward.
📬 Read, share, and subscribe: https://substack.pulse.ly/0m58zjmjdc
#Counterbalance #Adtech #MonopolyPower #DigitalDemocracy #EUCompetition
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#Counterbalance #Adtech #MonopolyPower #DigitalDemocracy #EUCompetition
EU Commission formal antitrust investigation into Align Technology, July 1: covers Invisalign and intra-oral scanners. Dual-market scope points to a bundling or foreclosure theory of harm.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1483 #EUCompetition
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1483 #EUCompetition
July 1, 2026 at 4:41 PM
EU Commission formal antitrust investigation into Align Technology, July 1: covers Invisalign and intra-oral scanners. Dual-market scope points to a bundling or foreclosure theory of harm.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1483 #EUCompetition
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1483 #EUCompetition
The Dutch Consumer and Markets Authority (ACM) is investigating major tech firms for compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act. These efforts may result in changes or penalties for non-compliance, aligning with the EU's regulatory goals.
#DigitalMarketsAct #TechRegulation #EUCompetition
#DigitalMarketsAct #TechRegulation #EUCompetition
May 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The Dutch Consumer and Markets Authority (ACM) is investigating major tech firms for compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act. These efforts may result in changes or penalties for non-compliance, aligning with the EU's regulatory goals.
#DigitalMarketsAct #TechRegulation #EUCompetition
#DigitalMarketsAct #TechRegulation #EUCompetition
EU mandates Google to share anonymized search data with competitors to boost digital market competition. Privacy safeguards in place. Public consultation open until May 1. #DigitalMarketsAct #Google #EUCompetition Link: thedailytechfeed.com/eu-orders-go...
April 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM
EU mandates Google to share anonymized search data with competitors to boost digital market competition. Privacy safeguards in place. Public consultation open until May 1. #DigitalMarketsAct #Google #EUCompetition Link: thedailytechfeed.com/eu-orders-go...
In many digital and network markets, companies compete by improving quality and investing ahead of demand — not only by cutting prices. That’s why merger reviews need a wider lens. A report prepared by BRG sets out a practical way to do that. buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition
A Dynamic Framework for the Assessment of Horizontal Mergers | Connect Europe
Report commissioned by GSMA, with support from Connect Europe
buff.ly
March 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
In many digital and network markets, companies compete by improving quality and investing ahead of demand — not only by cutting prices. That’s why merger reviews need a wider lens. A report prepared by BRG sets out a practical way to do that. buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition
🇪🇺 Europe’s #connectivity markets remain uniquely fragmented: in 2025, Europe counted 44 mobile operators with more than 500K subscribers (vs 8 in the 🇺🇸).
Scale is the unresolved challenge. Check out #StateofDigi 2026: bit.ly/stdig26 #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition
Scale is the unresolved challenge. Check out #StateofDigi 2026: bit.ly/stdig26 #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition
March 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🇪🇺 Europe’s #connectivity markets remain uniquely fragmented: in 2025, Europe counted 44 mobile operators with more than 500K subscribers (vs 8 in the 🇺🇸).
Scale is the unresolved challenge. Check out #StateofDigi 2026: bit.ly/stdig26 #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition
Scale is the unresolved challenge. Check out #StateofDigi 2026: bit.ly/stdig26 #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition
The EU is reviewing its merger guidelines — a big deal for markets where competition is driven by investment and innovation, not only short-term prices.
A new report prepared by BRG sets out how merger review can reflect long-run consumer outcomes too: buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition
A new report prepared by BRG sets out how merger review can reflect long-run consumer outcomes too: buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition
A Dynamic Framework for the Assessment of Horizontal Mergers | Connect Europe
Report commissioned by GSMA, with support from Connect Europe
buff.ly
February 26, 2026 at 9:14 AM
The EU is reviewing its merger guidelines — a big deal for markets where competition is driven by investment and innovation, not only short-term prices.
A new report prepared by BRG sets out how merger review can reflect long-run consumer outcomes too: buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition
A new report prepared by BRG sets out how merger review can reflect long-run consumer outcomes too: buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition