Competition & EU law insights

It was a pity I couldn't stay until the conclusion of last week's Global Merger Control Forum 2025, organised by Thought Leaders 4...

Bronner as threshold for all access requests? The higher threshold under EU competition law for when dominant companies must give...

On 29 April 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") published its Priority Paper for 2025, outlining the sectors and strategic...

On 1 April 2025, the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority announced the launch of a potential market investigation based on the...

On 11 April 2025, the Italian Competition Authority ("ICA") announced the launch of antitrust proceedings against Rete Ferroviaria...

The German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) has imposed fines totaling nearly €6 million on audio products manufacturers Sennheiser...

For the first time in Finnish antitrust practice, a procedural violation during a competition inspection has resulted in a penalty...

On 23 April 2025, the European Commission (Commission) imposed the first -ever fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The fines...

I. Introduction: New Consumer Protection Measures Aiming at Child Protection Hungary has recently taken significant steps to enhance...

The National Authority for Markets and Competition in Spain (“CNMC”) has recently analysed the possible existence of a hub & spoke cartel...

On 8 May 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a preliminary ruling in case C‑581/23 (Beevers Kaas), largely...

The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (“Office”) has published a new guidance document on vertical agreements...

The Danish Competition Council (“DCC”) has once again deemed the practices of the chain of independent retailers Boligtextilbranchens...

The Hungarian Competition Authority (“GVH”) recently participated in a joint investigation led by the European Commission and national...

In the recent Tunstall case, the Belgian Supreme Court (“Cour de cassation”) clarified that an abuse of economic dependence can arise...

The Swedish Competition Authority (SCA) has imposed fines on three digital healthcare providers for anti-competitive cooperation in...