Organisation: European Commission

Featured in Foreign Direct Investment Regulation Guide - Second Edition

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in certain sensitive sectors relating to French national interests has been subject to prior clearance and regulated by the country's Ministry of Economy, influencing the behaviour of international investors.

06 December 2022

The European Commission’s decision to open an in-depth probe into a major French publishing merger on the same day that a pair of wood panelling companies dropped their planned tie-up mid-Phase II does not necessarily point to increased intervention, lawyers have said.

01 December 2022

The European Commission has fined five buyers of styrene monomer a combined €157 million after they admitted to colluding on purchase price negotiations and exchanging sensitive commercial information.

29 November 2022

A UK appellate court has upheld a ruling by the country’s specialist competition tribunal to allow Walter Merricks to seek damages from Mastercard on behalf of millions of people who died since he filed his opt-out damages claim against the credit card company in 2017.

29 November 2022

The European Commission has ordered two global vehicle leasing companies to sell parts of their businesses in six countries as part of a decision to conditionally clear their tie-up during a Phase I review.

28 November 2022

Featured in Digital Markets Guide - Second Edition

Since the European Commission's milestone Google Shopping decision, self-preferencing theories of harm have taken a key role in European competition enforcement in digital markets.

25 November 2022

Featured in Digital Markets Guide - Second Edition

Through political initiatives like the Digital Single Market, the European Commission seeks to improve access to cross-border e-commerce for consumers and businesses throughout the European Union.

25 November 2022

Featured in Digital Markets Guide - Second Edition

To keep up in the digital and technology sectors, the European Commission plans to enact both the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act in the coming year.

25 November 2022

Featured in Digital Markets Guide - Second Edition

Recent developments in European merger control policy concerning data and data protection have seen the continent's competition regulators put key ideas regarding data-intensive markets into practice.

25 November 2022

Featured in Digital Markets Guide - Second Edition

As part of its ‘Digital Agenda for Europe’, the European Commission plans to create safe and secure digital services and markets, prioritising areas such as digital sovereignty, artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

25 November 2022