When competition law met data protection: the Bundeskartellamt’s Facebook decision
On February 6th, the German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt or BKA) adopted its long-awaited Facebook decision, imposing far-reaching […]
Archives
The Siemens-Alstom merger-thriller – indicator of a new era for European champions?
The proposed Siemens-Alstom merger (Case M.8677) has kept many parties on their toes since it […]
Abuse of dominance through data overcharges and EU competition law enforcement
The past year the EU commission and numerous competition authorities have addressed the matter of […]
It’s raining Amazon probes: the Bundeskartellamt joins the Commission in investigating the tech giant’s marketplace practices
The investigation On 29 November 2018, the German competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) announced an investigation into Amazon’s business […]
Claims for compensation for damages caused by anticompetitive conduct: jurisdiction questions
Recently the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU or the Court) issued […]
Apple’s App Store commission fee and (anti-competitive) governance: when a platform’s zero-pricing strategy becomes expensive
These days Apple is at the Supreme Court trying to defend its pricing scheme for […]
The Karstadt – Kaufhof merger decided
The Bundeskartellamt started investigations into the merger between big retail store chains Karstadt and Kaufhof […]
Challenges to Antitrust in a Changing Economy [conference report]
On November 9th, CPI and CCIA organized a conference on the topic of ‘Challenges to Antitrust in […]
The BritNed v ABB Case: private enforcement pur sang
Private enforcement of competition law, particularly with regard to cartel damages claims, has been a […]
The Karstadt – Kaufhof merger
The two big department store chains’ plans to merge have gone through quite a bit […]