EU Competition Law Newsletter

Below are links to EU Competition Law Newsletters that Cleary publishes each month.


2024

Q4 2024

Highlights


Innovation, Resilience, Investment, and Scale: Draghi’s Vision for the Future of European Competitiveness

On September 9, 2024, Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank and former Italian Prime Minister, presented his report on the Future of European Competitiveness (the “Report”), with the objective to inform the work of the incoming Commission.

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“Killer Acquisitions” Study in Pharma Calls For Stricter Scrutiny

On November 28, 2024, the Commission published the results of an extensive ex-post study examining its past enforcement of merger control rules in the pharmaceutical sector (the “Study”).

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When the Rubber Hits the (Digital) Road: Developments Regarding the Digital Markets Act Since March 2024

Since the obligations under the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) started to apply to the first wave of gatekeepers in March 2024, there have been a number of important developments on the implementation and enforcement of the DMA by the Commission.

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News


Court Updates

FIFA vs. BZ: Court of Justice Declares No-Poach Agreements “By-Object” Infringements

On October 4, 2024, the Court of Justice delivered its preliminary ruling in a case involving Federation Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) and a former professional football player.

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Some Are More Equal Than Others: The Court of Justice Reduces Ferriere Nord’s Fine to Rectify The Commission’s Breach of The Principle of Equal Treatment

On October 4, 2024, following two annulments, the Court of Justice confirmed the Commission’s second readoption of its decision to fine Italian manufacturers of reinforcing steel bars for a price-fixing cartel.

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General Court Cans Crown and Silgan Appeals Against The Commission’s Metal Packaging Cartel Decision

On October 2, 2024, the General Court dismissed Crown’s and Silgan’s respective appeals against a 2022 Commission decision imposing a total fine of €31.5 million for participating in a cartel concerning the sales of metal cans and closures in Germany between 2011 and 2014.

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KIA Auto: Court of Justice Eases the Road for Establishing Anticompetitive Effects in Vertical Agreements

On December 5, 2024, the Court of Justice delivered a preliminary ruling in a case involving KIA Auto and its parent company Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp on the required standard of proof to demonstrate restrictions by effect under Article 101(1) TFEU.

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Merger Control

The General Court Upholds Commission’s Clearance of Vodafone’s Acquisition of Liberty Global Assets

On November 13, 2024, the General Court dismissed three appeals against the European Commission’s decision conditionally approving Vodafone’s acquisition of Liberty Global’s cable business assets in four EU Member States.
 
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Quarterly Reports

2018

EU Competition Report Q3

EU Competition Report Q2

EU Competition Report Q1

 


2017

EU Competition Report Q4

EU Competition Report Q3

EU Competition Report Q2

EU Competition Report Q1

 


2016

EU Competition Report Q4

EU Competition Report Q3

EU Competition Report Q2

EU Competition Report Q1

 


2015

EU Competition Report Q4

EU Competition Report Q3

EU Competition Report Q2

EU Competition Report Q1

 


2014

EU Competition Report Q4

EU Competition Report Q3

EU Competition Report Q2

EU Competition Report Q1

 


2013

EU Competition Report Q4

EU Competition Report Q3

EU Competition Report Q2

EU Competition Report Q1

 


2012

EU Competition Report Q4

EU Competition Report Q3

EU Competition Report Q2

EU Competition Report Q1

 


2011

EU Competition Report Q4

EU Competition Report Q3

EU Competition Report Q2

EU Competition Report Q1

 


2010

EU Competition Report Q4

EU Competition Report Q3

EU Competition Report Q2

EU Competition Report Q1