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6. April 2020  |   Features von Rita Paukste

EURIBOR Cartel: Features of Collusion and Detection of Cartel
Competition Blogs - skyscraper
A colleague of mine (kudos for you know who you are) once told me that in his competition law class he has a part called “how to make a good cartel?” A thought-provoking academic exercise in many aspects, indeed. When analyzing cartels in the financial sector this popped in mind to raise other questions – how participants in cartels in […]
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25. März 2020  |   Features von David van Wamel

Otis II: A lost opportunity to clear the mist
Picture of Elevator
In Otis II, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘Court’) reaffirms that any party can claim damages for loss caused by an EU competition law infringement. More specifically, persons not active on the market affected by a cartel, but who provide subsidies to buyers of the products offered on that market, must be able to claim damages for […]
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19. März 2020  |   Features von Joris Gruyters

Corona and EU economic law: State aid
Competition Blogs - Corona and State Aid
By Wouter Devroe and Joris Gruyters The COVID-19 crisis calls for urgent State action. Member States are adopting various measures to compensate for losses suffered by the outbreak of the virus, such as compensation for temporary closure of businesses (e.g. shops, catering and hotels), introduction of State guarantees, or temporary relief of tax or social security payments. Ever more undertakings […]
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16. März 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

Corona and EU economic law: Antitrust (Articles 101 and 102 TFEU)
Competition Blogs - Blog 16.3. corona
By Friso Bostoen and Liesbet Van Acker As the corona pandemic instils more and more fear in the population, some of its economic effects are immediately noticeable. Two items—hand sanitizer and facemasks—have been in particularly high demand (and short supply). This has driven prices up to a level where one may wonder whether they are abusive in the sense of […]
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16. März 2020  |   Features von Lennard Michaux

Corona and EU economic law: Public procurement in times of (extreme) urgency
Face Masks_Corona_Public Procurement
At the beginning of March, Belgian government officials realized that normal procedures would no longer guarantee the required supply of medical masks to face the COVID-19 epidemic—a problem faced by many countries globally. Additional initiatives by the European Commission would only remedy shortages by April at the earliest. A member of the Belgian parliament therefore personally contacted a Turkish producer […]
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15. März 2020  |   Features von Caranina Colpaert

Corona and EU economic law: Free movement of goods
Corona and Antitrust Law
By Wouter Devroe & Nina Colpaert COVID-19 is not only stress-testing our competition laws but also the free movement provisions in the TFEU. Can individual Member States, without consulting other Member States or the European Commission, simply ban the export of medicines or face masks? Can they order shops to close? Can they impose maximum prices for protective medical equipment? […]
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5. März 2020  |   Features von Tommi Lahtinen

Reverse payment settlements in the European Union after the Generics (UK) judgment – perplexing legal uncertainty
Competition Blogs - close up 1853400 1920 825x400 1
On January 30th, the Court of Justice (“the Court”) released its judgment in the Generics (UK) case. In a preliminary ruling procedure, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal asked the Court to provide guidance on how to interpret Article 101 TFEU with regard to patent settlements between pharmaceutical companies. The judgment has considerable legal significance as it represents the very first […]
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4. Februar 2020  |   Features von Liesbet Van Acker

The Intermarché-Coca Cola dispute: Who’s the bad guy? An analysis of the retail distributor-supplier relationship
Competition Blogs - beverages 3105631 1920 1 825x400 1
If you want to buy Coca Cola products in the supermarket Intermarché in France, you will arrive home empty-handed. Since the end of December, Coca Cola has refused to refill Intermarché’s stock, following a conflict about Intermarché’s unwillingness to sell the whole assortment of Coca Cola’s products. In the summer, Intermarché communicated to Coca Cola that it would like to […]
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23. Januar 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

The antitrust books you should’ve read in 2019 [part 2]
Competition Blogs - stanislav kondratiev 6pO3QFkk7hQ unsplash
In a CoRe Blog post earlier this month, I introduced the first three ‘antitrust books you should’ve read in 2019’. In this post, I take a look at the next and final three books. Completing the list involved a tiny bit of cheating (including a book that was published in 2018 and another one that doesn’t strictly concern antitrust), but I guarantee that none […]
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10. Januar 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

The antitrust books you should’ve read in 2019 [part 1]
Competition Blogs - stanislav kondratiev 6pO3QFkk7hQ unsplash
While the past year may not have been spectacular on all fronts, it was a very good one when it came to the publication of antitrust books. New editions of authoritative textbooks were published, including the 7th edition of Jones & Sufrin (the 9th edition of Whish & Bailey was released in 2018). New entrants also dared challenge the incumbents: Lianos, Korah & Siciliani released their own competition […]
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Anja Naumann

Blog Editor

LL.M., PhD, currently legal trainee at the Higher Regional Court of Berlin.

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Daniel Mandrescu
Blog editor Assistant Professor EU competition law, Europa Institute, Leiden University >> Daniel's CoRe blog posts >>
Friso Bostoen

Blog Editor

Assistant Professor of Competition Law and Digital Regulation, Tilburg University

Friso Bostoen is an assistant professor of competition law and digital regulation at Tilburg University. Previously, he was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. He holds degrees from KU Leuven (PhD, LLM) and Harvard University (LLM). Friso’s research focuses on antitrust enforcement in digital markets. His work has resulted in numerous international publications, presentations, and awards (including the AdC Competition Policy Award 2019 and the Concurrences PhD Award 2022). In addition, Friso edits the CoRe Blog and hosts the Monopoly Attack podcast.

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Nelly Stratieva

Head of Editorial Department and Data Protection Officer

Responsible for EStAL (European State Aid Law Quarterly), EPPPL (European Public Private Partnership Law Review) and CoRe (European Competition and Regulatory Law Review). Overseeing Lexxion Publisher’s privacy and data protection compliance.

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Rita Paukste

Former Blog Editor

Senior Associate, Motieka & Audzevicius PLP, Vilnius

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6. April 2020  |   Features von Rita Paukste

EURIBOR Cartel: Features of Collusion and Detection of Cartel
Competition Blogs - skyscraper
A colleague of mine (kudos for you know who you are) once told me that in his competition law class he has a part called “how to make a good cartel?” A thought-provoking academic exercise in many aspects, indeed. When analyzing cartels in the financial sector this popped in mind to raise other questions – how participants in cartels in […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
25. März 2020  |   Features von David van Wamel

Otis II: A lost opportunity to clear the mist
Picture of Elevator
In Otis II, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘Court’) reaffirms that any party can claim damages for loss caused by an EU competition law infringement. More specifically, persons not active on the market affected by a cartel, but who provide subsidies to buyers of the products offered on that market, must be able to claim damages for […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
19. März 2020  |   Features von Joris Gruyters

Corona and EU economic law: State aid
Competition Blogs - Corona and State Aid
By Wouter Devroe and Joris Gruyters The COVID-19 crisis calls for urgent State action. Member States are adopting various measures to compensate for losses suffered by the outbreak of the virus, such as compensation for temporary closure of businesses (e.g. shops, catering and hotels), introduction of State guarantees, or temporary relief of tax or social security payments. Ever more undertakings […]
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Keine Kommentare
16. März 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

Corona and EU economic law: Antitrust (Articles 101 and 102 TFEU)
Competition Blogs - Blog 16.3. corona
By Friso Bostoen and Liesbet Van Acker As the corona pandemic instils more and more fear in the population, some of its economic effects are immediately noticeable. Two items—hand sanitizer and facemasks—have been in particularly high demand (and short supply). This has driven prices up to a level where one may wonder whether they are abusive in the sense of […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
16. März 2020  |   Features von Lennard Michaux

Corona and EU economic law: Public procurement in times of (extreme) urgency
Face Masks_Corona_Public Procurement
At the beginning of March, Belgian government officials realized that normal procedures would no longer guarantee the required supply of medical masks to face the COVID-19 epidemic—a problem faced by many countries globally. Additional initiatives by the European Commission would only remedy shortages by April at the earliest. A member of the Belgian parliament therefore personally contacted a Turkish producer […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
15. März 2020  |   Features von Caranina Colpaert

Corona and EU economic law: Free movement of goods
Corona and Antitrust Law
By Wouter Devroe & Nina Colpaert COVID-19 is not only stress-testing our competition laws but also the free movement provisions in the TFEU. Can individual Member States, without consulting other Member States or the European Commission, simply ban the export of medicines or face masks? Can they order shops to close? Can they impose maximum prices for protective medical equipment? […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
5. März 2020  |   Features von Tommi Lahtinen

Reverse payment settlements in the European Union after the Generics (UK) judgment – perplexing legal uncertainty
Competition Blogs - close up 1853400 1920 825x400 1
On January 30th, the Court of Justice (“the Court”) released its judgment in the Generics (UK) case. In a preliminary ruling procedure, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal asked the Court to provide guidance on how to interpret Article 101 TFEU with regard to patent settlements between pharmaceutical companies. The judgment has considerable legal significance as it represents the very first […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
4. Februar 2020  |   Features von Liesbet Van Acker

The Intermarché-Coca Cola dispute: Who’s the bad guy? An analysis of the retail distributor-supplier relationship
Competition Blogs - beverages 3105631 1920 1 825x400 1
If you want to buy Coca Cola products in the supermarket Intermarché in France, you will arrive home empty-handed. Since the end of December, Coca Cola has refused to refill Intermarché’s stock, following a conflict about Intermarché’s unwillingness to sell the whole assortment of Coca Cola’s products. In the summer, Intermarché communicated to Coca Cola that it would like to […]
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Keine Kommentare
23. Januar 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

The antitrust books you should’ve read in 2019 [part 2]
Competition Blogs - stanislav kondratiev 6pO3QFkk7hQ unsplash
In a CoRe Blog post earlier this month, I introduced the first three ‘antitrust books you should’ve read in 2019’. In this post, I take a look at the next and final three books. Completing the list involved a tiny bit of cheating (including a book that was published in 2018 and another one that doesn’t strictly concern antitrust), but I guarantee that none […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
10. Januar 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

The antitrust books you should’ve read in 2019 [part 1]
Competition Blogs - stanislav kondratiev 6pO3QFkk7hQ unsplash
While the past year may not have been spectacular on all fronts, it was a very good one when it came to the publication of antitrust books. New editions of authoritative textbooks were published, including the 7th edition of Jones & Sufrin (the 9th edition of Whish & Bailey was released in 2018). New entrants also dared challenge the incumbents: Lianos, Korah & Siciliani released their own competition […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
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6. April 2020  |   Features von Rita Paukste

EURIBOR Cartel: Features of Collusion and Detection of Cartel
Competition Blogs - skyscraper
A colleague of mine (kudos for you know who you are) once told me that in his competition law class he has a part called “how to make a good cartel?” A thought-provoking academic exercise in many aspects, indeed. When analyzing cartels in the financial sector this popped in mind to raise other questions – how participants in cartels in […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
25. März 2020  |   Features von David van Wamel

Otis II: A lost opportunity to clear the mist
Picture of Elevator
In Otis II, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘Court’) reaffirms that any party can claim damages for loss caused by an EU competition law infringement. More specifically, persons not active on the market affected by a cartel, but who provide subsidies to buyers of the products offered on that market, must be able to claim damages for […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
19. März 2020  |   Features von Joris Gruyters

Corona and EU economic law: State aid
Competition Blogs - Corona and State Aid
By Wouter Devroe and Joris Gruyters The COVID-19 crisis calls for urgent State action. Member States are adopting various measures to compensate for losses suffered by the outbreak of the virus, such as compensation for temporary closure of businesses (e.g. shops, catering and hotels), introduction of State guarantees, or temporary relief of tax or social security payments. Ever more undertakings […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
16. März 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

Corona and EU economic law: Antitrust (Articles 101 and 102 TFEU)
Competition Blogs - Blog 16.3. corona
By Friso Bostoen and Liesbet Van Acker As the corona pandemic instils more and more fear in the population, some of its economic effects are immediately noticeable. Two items—hand sanitizer and facemasks—have been in particularly high demand (and short supply). This has driven prices up to a level where one may wonder whether they are abusive in the sense of […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
16. März 2020  |   Features von Lennard Michaux

Corona and EU economic law: Public procurement in times of (extreme) urgency
Face Masks_Corona_Public Procurement
At the beginning of March, Belgian government officials realized that normal procedures would no longer guarantee the required supply of medical masks to face the COVID-19 epidemic—a problem faced by many countries globally. Additional initiatives by the European Commission would only remedy shortages by April at the earliest. A member of the Belgian parliament therefore personally contacted a Turkish producer […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
15. März 2020  |   Features von Caranina Colpaert

Corona and EU economic law: Free movement of goods
Corona and Antitrust Law
By Wouter Devroe & Nina Colpaert COVID-19 is not only stress-testing our competition laws but also the free movement provisions in the TFEU. Can individual Member States, without consulting other Member States or the European Commission, simply ban the export of medicines or face masks? Can they order shops to close? Can they impose maximum prices for protective medical equipment? […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
5. März 2020  |   Features von Tommi Lahtinen

Reverse payment settlements in the European Union after the Generics (UK) judgment – perplexing legal uncertainty
Competition Blogs - close up 1853400 1920 825x400 1
On January 30th, the Court of Justice (“the Court”) released its judgment in the Generics (UK) case. In a preliminary ruling procedure, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal asked the Court to provide guidance on how to interpret Article 101 TFEU with regard to patent settlements between pharmaceutical companies. The judgment has considerable legal significance as it represents the very first […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
4. Februar 2020  |   Features von Liesbet Van Acker

The Intermarché-Coca Cola dispute: Who’s the bad guy? An analysis of the retail distributor-supplier relationship
Competition Blogs - beverages 3105631 1920 1 825x400 1
If you want to buy Coca Cola products in the supermarket Intermarché in France, you will arrive home empty-handed. Since the end of December, Coca Cola has refused to refill Intermarché’s stock, following a conflict about Intermarché’s unwillingness to sell the whole assortment of Coca Cola’s products. In the summer, Intermarché communicated to Coca Cola that it would like to […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
23. Januar 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

The antitrust books you should’ve read in 2019 [part 2]
Competition Blogs - stanislav kondratiev 6pO3QFkk7hQ unsplash
In a CoRe Blog post earlier this month, I introduced the first three ‘antitrust books you should’ve read in 2019’. In this post, I take a look at the next and final three books. Completing the list involved a tiny bit of cheating (including a book that was published in 2018 and another one that doesn’t strictly concern antitrust), but I guarantee that none […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
10. Januar 2020  |   Features von Friso Bostoen

The antitrust books you should’ve read in 2019 [part 1]
Competition Blogs - stanislav kondratiev 6pO3QFkk7hQ unsplash
While the past year may not have been spectacular on all fronts, it was a very good one when it came to the publication of antitrust books. New editions of authoritative textbooks were published, including the 7th edition of Jones & Sufrin (the 9th edition of Whish & Bailey was released in 2018). New entrants also dared challenge the incumbents: Lianos, Korah & Siciliani released their own competition […]
Mehr lesen
Keine Kommentare
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