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A brief introduction to ‘platform interoperability’ Our economy is increasingly dependent on platforms that connect different categories...
Competition & EU law insights
Keeping you up to date on Competition & EU law developments in Europe and beyond.
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Bird & Bird’s Competition team in Helsinki recently hosted a seminar titled Inside the Raid, offering practical guidance on how companies...
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The Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has launched a study to evaluate the effectiveness and relevance of the Finnish...
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Evolution of enforcement tools As markets evolve, competition authorities have identified perceived weaknesses in their enforcement...
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In recent years, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) has intensified its scrutiny of cooperation practices across...
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The growing role of digital platforms in food sales has raised concerns among competition authorities, particularly around the power of...
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Bronner as threshold for all access requests? The higher threshold under EU competition law for when dominant companies must give...
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For the first time in Finnish antitrust practice, a procedural violation during a competition inspection has resulted in a penalty...
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We recently had the privilege of attending and speaking at the CompLaw Nordic conference, hosted by Informa Connect, in Stockholm on...
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The Danish Maritime and Commercial Court has fined Ecit Account A/S (Ecit) DKK 20 million (approximately EUR 2.7 million) for its...
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Following the rapid changes in the security environment in recent years, Finland is reassessing its regulations on foreign investments...
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Widely unnoticed by a broader audience (outside the IP community), in June 2024 the German competition watchdog (“Bundeskartellamt” or...
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Finland has long operated state-run monopoly systems in key sectors, including alcohol, gambling, railways, and postal services. However,...
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On 3 December 2024, the Danish Supreme Court overturned the judgment of the Eastern High Court and ruled in favour of the Danish...
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The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) is actively advocating for the implementation of below-threshold merger control to...
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The Nykredit Group, being one of the largest financial institutions in Denmark, has committed to changing the exclusivity terms imposed...