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The CoRe Blog is the interactive online platform for up-to-date analysis of EU competition law developments. It’s the blog companion of the quarterly double-blind peer-reviewed European Competition and Regulatory Law Review (CoRe). The CoRe Blog fills in the gaps that a quarterly can’t address: immediate updates and analysis of breaking news in EU competition.

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23. April 2018  |   Features by Friso Bostoen

Innovation in EU merger control
Competition Blogs - innovation
The Commission’s assessment of the effects of mergers on innovation has fascinated scholars and practitioners for the last two years or so. On 12 April 2018, the Commission’s Deputy Director General for Mergers Carles Esteva Mosso comprehensively addressed the issue at the Spring Meeting of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law. This blogpost traces earlier developments and gleans new insights […]
read more
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16. April 2018  |   Features by Anja Naumann

Fines and files – news of the German sausage cartel
Competition Blogs - sausage 3065327 1920
The German ‘sausage cartel’ has truly turned into the gift that keeps on giving. However, while so far the gifts given were, with only one setback, rather in favour of the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) with high fines totalling EUR 338.5 million being imposed on members of the cartel, the latest developments seem like a welcome gift for the sausage […]
read more
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6. April 2018  |   Features by Daniel Mandrescu

Online platforms and abuse of dominance – the case of Funda Real Estate
Competition Blogs - amsterdam 1244789 1280
The application of EU competition law to online platforms has been subject to much debate in the course of the past two years. The EU Commission and several national competition law authorities have launched multiple studies in order to identify the possible challenges in this context and establish an action plan. The distinguishing characteristics of online platforms including: the reliance […]
read more
No Comments
3. April 2018  |   Features by Daniel Mandrescu

When the industry strikes back – UPS claims 1.7 billion Euro for the blocked merger with TNT
Competition Blogs - maarten van den heuvel KSQgzzn3dW0 unsplash
The recent fines imposed by the Commission on companies have made headlines quite a few times since the beginning of 2018. This growing press coverage is undeniably linked to size of the fines as well as the parties on whom these were imposed. However while the Commission was busy fining companies for their anticompetitive behavior, United Parcel Services (UPS) decided […]
read more
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30. March 2018  |   Features by Friso Bostoen

The Uber-Grab merger and the potentially anti-competitive consequences of the battle for ride-hailing dominance
Competition Blogs - thought catalog x5GdvJ taiQ unsplash
On March 26th, news broke that ride-hailing giant Uber agreed to sell its Southeast Asian operations to its local competitor Grab. The move may sound familiar, as Uber previously retreated from the Chinese market by selling its operations to Didi Chuxing. From a competition law perspective, these acquisitions raise questions of both merger control and restrictive agreements, which are explored […]
read more
No Comments
22. March 2018  |   Features by Anja Naumann

The EU Commission’s Qualcomm decision – does it take two to tango?
Competition Blogs - umberto jXd2FSvcRr8 unsplash
In its latest strike against anti-competitive behaviour in the tech industry, the EU Commission has fined the US chipset manufacturer Qualcomm over 997 million Euros for imposing an exclusive purchasing obligation on one of its major customers and preventing competitors’ access to the market for baseband chipsets. This blogpost gives a brief overview of the decision based on the Commission’s […]
read more
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15. March 2018  |   Features by Friso Bostoen

Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook case
Competition Blogs - kon karampelas HUBofEFQ6CA unsplash 1
Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The question might seem absurd, but a recent investigation by the Bundeskartellamt raises the question: it is accusing Facebook, which offers its services for free, of an infringement that looks a lot like excessive pricing. In this blog post, I unpack the Facebook case by explaining the social network’s business model, […]
read more
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8. March 2018  |   Features by Daniel Mandrescu

The first judgement of 2018: Hoffman-La Roche v AGCM (Case C- 179/16) – a remarkable case for its unremarkable implications
Competition Blogs - pexels photo 356054
It goes without saying that the name Hoffmann La-Roche serves as an indispensable reference case for most competition lawyers, making it a great case for the launch of a new competition law blog! Although this recent Hoffmann La-Roche case is not likely to become as unmissable a reference point as the ‘original’ Hoffman La-Roche case, it is nevertheless noteworthy. The […]
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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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Features ×

23. April 2018  |   Features by Friso Bostoen

Innovation in EU merger control
Competition Blogs - innovation
The Commission’s assessment of the effects of mergers on innovation has fascinated scholars and practitioners for the last two years or so. On 12 April 2018, the Commission’s Deputy Director General for Mergers Carles Esteva Mosso comprehensively addressed the issue at the Spring Meeting of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law. This blogpost traces earlier developments and gleans new insights […]
read more
No Comments
16. April 2018  |   Features by Anja Naumann

Fines and files – news of the German sausage cartel
Competition Blogs - sausage 3065327 1920
The German ‘sausage cartel’ has truly turned into the gift that keeps on giving. However, while so far the gifts given were, with only one setback, rather in favour of the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) with high fines totalling EUR 338.5 million being imposed on members of the cartel, the latest developments seem like a welcome gift for the sausage […]
read more
No Comments
6. April 2018  |   Features by Daniel Mandrescu

Online platforms and abuse of dominance – the case of Funda Real Estate
Competition Blogs - amsterdam 1244789 1280
The application of EU competition law to online platforms has been subject to much debate in the course of the past two years. The EU Commission and several national competition law authorities have launched multiple studies in order to identify the possible challenges in this context and establish an action plan. The distinguishing characteristics of online platforms including: the reliance […]
read more
No Comments
3. April 2018  |   Features by Daniel Mandrescu

When the industry strikes back – UPS claims 1.7 billion Euro for the blocked merger with TNT
Competition Blogs - maarten van den heuvel KSQgzzn3dW0 unsplash
The recent fines imposed by the Commission on companies have made headlines quite a few times since the beginning of 2018. This growing press coverage is undeniably linked to size of the fines as well as the parties on whom these were imposed. However while the Commission was busy fining companies for their anticompetitive behavior, United Parcel Services (UPS) decided […]
read more
No Comments
30. March 2018  |   Features by Friso Bostoen

The Uber-Grab merger and the potentially anti-competitive consequences of the battle for ride-hailing dominance
Competition Blogs - thought catalog x5GdvJ taiQ unsplash
On March 26th, news broke that ride-hailing giant Uber agreed to sell its Southeast Asian operations to its local competitor Grab. The move may sound familiar, as Uber previously retreated from the Chinese market by selling its operations to Didi Chuxing. From a competition law perspective, these acquisitions raise questions of both merger control and restrictive agreements, which are explored […]
read more
No Comments
22. March 2018  |   Features by Anja Naumann

The EU Commission’s Qualcomm decision – does it take two to tango?
Competition Blogs - umberto jXd2FSvcRr8 unsplash
In its latest strike against anti-competitive behaviour in the tech industry, the EU Commission has fined the US chipset manufacturer Qualcomm over 997 million Euros for imposing an exclusive purchasing obligation on one of its major customers and preventing competitors’ access to the market for baseband chipsets. This blogpost gives a brief overview of the decision based on the Commission’s […]
read more
No Comments
15. March 2018  |   Features by Friso Bostoen

Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook case
Competition Blogs - kon karampelas HUBofEFQ6CA unsplash 1
Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The question might seem absurd, but a recent investigation by the Bundeskartellamt raises the question: it is accusing Facebook, which offers its services for free, of an infringement that looks a lot like excessive pricing. In this blog post, I unpack the Facebook case by explaining the social network’s business model, […]
read more
No Comments
8. March 2018  |   Features by Daniel Mandrescu

The first judgement of 2018: Hoffman-La Roche v AGCM (Case C- 179/16) – a remarkable case for its unremarkable implications
Competition Blogs - pexels photo 356054
It goes without saying that the name Hoffmann La-Roche serves as an indispensable reference case for most competition lawyers, making it a great case for the launch of a new competition law blog! Although this recent Hoffmann La-Roche case is not likely to become as unmissable a reference point as the ‘original’ Hoffman La-Roche case, it is nevertheless noteworthy. The […]
read more
No Comments
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Features ×

23. April 2018  |   Features by Friso Bostoen

Innovation in EU merger control
Competition Blogs - innovation
The Commission’s assessment of the effects of mergers on innovation has fascinated scholars and practitioners for the last two years or so. On 12 April 2018, the Commission’s Deputy Director General for Mergers Carles Esteva Mosso comprehensively addressed the issue at the Spring Meeting of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law. This blogpost traces earlier developments and gleans new insights […]
read more
No Comments
16. April 2018  |   Features by Anja Naumann

Fines and files – news of the German sausage cartel
Competition Blogs - sausage 3065327 1920
The German ‘sausage cartel’ has truly turned into the gift that keeps on giving. However, while so far the gifts given were, with only one setback, rather in favour of the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) with high fines totalling EUR 338.5 million being imposed on members of the cartel, the latest developments seem like a welcome gift for the sausage […]
read more
No Comments
6. April 2018  |   Features by Daniel Mandrescu

Online platforms and abuse of dominance – the case of Funda Real Estate
Competition Blogs - amsterdam 1244789 1280
The application of EU competition law to online platforms has been subject to much debate in the course of the past two years. The EU Commission and several national competition law authorities have launched multiple studies in order to identify the possible challenges in this context and establish an action plan. The distinguishing characteristics of online platforms including: the reliance […]
read more
No Comments
3. April 2018  |   Features by Daniel Mandrescu

When the industry strikes back – UPS claims 1.7 billion Euro for the blocked merger with TNT
Competition Blogs - maarten van den heuvel KSQgzzn3dW0 unsplash
The recent fines imposed by the Commission on companies have made headlines quite a few times since the beginning of 2018. This growing press coverage is undeniably linked to size of the fines as well as the parties on whom these were imposed. However while the Commission was busy fining companies for their anticompetitive behavior, United Parcel Services (UPS) decided […]
read more
No Comments
30. March 2018  |   Features by Friso Bostoen

The Uber-Grab merger and the potentially anti-competitive consequences of the battle for ride-hailing dominance
Competition Blogs - thought catalog x5GdvJ taiQ unsplash
On March 26th, news broke that ride-hailing giant Uber agreed to sell its Southeast Asian operations to its local competitor Grab. The move may sound familiar, as Uber previously retreated from the Chinese market by selling its operations to Didi Chuxing. From a competition law perspective, these acquisitions raise questions of both merger control and restrictive agreements, which are explored […]
read more
No Comments
22. March 2018  |   Features by Anja Naumann

The EU Commission’s Qualcomm decision – does it take two to tango?
Competition Blogs - umberto jXd2FSvcRr8 unsplash
In its latest strike against anti-competitive behaviour in the tech industry, the EU Commission has fined the US chipset manufacturer Qualcomm over 997 million Euros for imposing an exclusive purchasing obligation on one of its major customers and preventing competitors’ access to the market for baseband chipsets. This blogpost gives a brief overview of the decision based on the Commission’s […]
read more
No Comments
15. March 2018  |   Features by Friso Bostoen

Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook case
Competition Blogs - kon karampelas HUBofEFQ6CA unsplash 1
Can consumers pay too much when they pay nothing? The question might seem absurd, but a recent investigation by the Bundeskartellamt raises the question: it is accusing Facebook, which offers its services for free, of an infringement that looks a lot like excessive pricing. In this blog post, I unpack the Facebook case by explaining the social network’s business model, […]
read more
No Comments
8. March 2018  |   Features by Daniel Mandrescu

The first judgement of 2018: Hoffman-La Roche v AGCM (Case C- 179/16) – a remarkable case for its unremarkable implications
Competition Blogs - pexels photo 356054
It goes without saying that the name Hoffmann La-Roche serves as an indispensable reference case for most competition lawyers, making it a great case for the launch of a new competition law blog! Although this recent Hoffmann La-Roche case is not likely to become as unmissable a reference point as the ‘original’ Hoffman La-Roche case, it is nevertheless noteworthy. The […]
read more
No Comments
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