Competition & EU Law Insights

20 Nov, 2024

Spanish financial sector in the spotlight: CNMC opens a second phase investigation of the BBVA-Sabadell merger

By Candela Sotes

On 9 May 2024, the Spanish bank BBVA publicly announced the acquisition of sole control of another Spanish bank, Banco Sabadell, through...

18 Sep, 2024

By Candela Sotes

This summer, the CNMC imposed a fine of €413.24 million on the leading global online accommodation booking platform Booking.com...

17 Jul, 2024

By Candela Sotes

On 19 June 2024, the Spanish National Competition Authority (“CNMC”) fined the Spanish General Society of Authors and Publishers...

19 Jun, 2024

By Dr Saskia King Candela Sotes

Following the preliminary ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued last December 2023, the European Super...

08 Apr, 2024

By Jose Rivas

Bird & Bird Competition & EU law partner, José Rivas, in his role as chief Editor of the journal World Competition, had the opportunity...

17 Jan, 2024

By Candela Sotes

This article aims to provide an overview of some of the most relevant developments for competition law in Spain over the last year, in...

22 Dec, 2023

By Jose Rivas Dr Saskia King

Judgments with significant impact have been handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Union On 21 December 2023 the Court of...

15 Dec, 2023

By Stephan Waldheim Janneke Kohlen Morten Nissen +2 more...

This is a summary of an interview published in the January 2024 edition of Financier Worldwide magazine. The EU and the UK are placing...