On 29 October 2024, the European Union and the UK government finalized the technical discussions on a competition cooperation agreement. This agreement will enable closer cooperation between the UK Competition and Markets...more
12/13/2024
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Climate Change ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Public Policy ,
Securitization ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
On 18 September 2024, the General Court of the European Union (General Court) largely upheld the fine imposed by the European Commission (Commission) finding that a global tech company had engaged in predatory pricing of its...more
10/28/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Sustainable Finance ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Antitrust and Competition - The Court of Justice of the European Union Finds That the European Commission Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Transactions That Fall Below the EU and National Merger Filing Thresholds -On 3 September...more
10/9/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Natural Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Opens an Investigation into Alleged Market Allocation and No-Poach Agreements in the Online Food Delivery Sector - On 23 July 2024, the Commission opened an antitrust...more
9/4/2024
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Clean Energy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
No-Poaching ,
Product Labels ,
Regulatory Oversight
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Approves Plan to Unwind a Completed Transaction in the Early Cancer Detection Sector - On 12 April 2024, the European Commission (Commission) approved the plan to unwind a...more
6/7/2024
/ Digital Services ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Investment ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
Methane ,
Online Marketplace ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Retail ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices
Antitrust and Competition - The European Court of Justice Held Rules Set by Sports Governing Bodies Must Comply With EU Competition Law - On 21 December 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held in a preliminary ruling...more
2/13/2024
/ Competition ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Digital Services ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Member State ,
Online Platforms ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sports ,
Sustainability ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - New Dawn Raids in the Luxury and Fashion Sector in the European Union - On 18 April 2023, the European Commission (Commission) conducted unannounced inspections (i.e., dawn raids) at the premises...more
6/7/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Aviation Industry ,
Digital Services ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Fashion Industry ,
Machine Learning ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Retail Investors ,
Risk Management ,
Search Engines ,
Transportation Industry
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Releases the Article 102 TFEU Package to Ensure Greater Legal Certainty on Exclusionary Abuses of Dominance - Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European...more
5/8/2023
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Competition ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Green Infrastructure ,
Member State ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Antitrust and Competition - Global Dawn Raids Signal Increased Antitrust Enforcement to Uncover Potential Cartel Behavior in the Fragrance Industry - On 7 March 2023, the European Commission (Commission), the United...more
3/31/2023
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Competition ,
ECON ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Markets ,
Greenwashing ,
Infrastructure ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Renewable Energy
Antitrust and Competition - Consultation on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework - On 1 February 2023, member states of the European Union received a consultation on a draft...more
3/1/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Aviation Industry ,
Competition ,
Distributors ,
ECON ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Green Deal ,
Technology Sector
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS - The Bank of International Settlement’s Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision Endorses the Prudential Standard for Banks’ Crypto-Asset Exposures - The Group of Central Bank...more
1/26/2023
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Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Renewable Energy
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - European Commission Launches a Public Consultation on the Draft Revised Market Definition Notice - On 8 November 2022, the European Commission launched a public consultation aimed at gathering...more
11/28/2022
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Member State ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Aid ,
Sustainability
On 10 November 2017, the European Union (“EU”) General Court (“GC”) rendered a judgment partially annulling the European Commission’s (“Commission”) decision fining a broker for its involvement in the Libor Yen interest rate...more
12/8/2017
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Blockchain ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Popular ,
Radio Stations ,
Telecommunications ,
Television Programming ,
WTO
Antitrust and competition -
A welcome limitation on the investigatory powers of the Commission when requesting information from companies - On 10 March 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) set aside...more
4/22/2016
/ Air Carriers ,
Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Belgium ,
Cartels ,
CFTC ,
Construction Industry ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Digital Media ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
International Data Transfers ,
Leniency Programs ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Member State ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Oil & Gas ,
Request For Information ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Terrorist Threats ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
On 11 September, TeliaSonera and Telenor have abandoned the proposed merger of their business units in Denmark. The contemplated transaction would have resulted in the establishment of a joint venture active in the provision...more
11/2/2015
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Biofuel ,
Broadband ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Denmark ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Digital Media ,
Edward Snowden ,
Energy Sector ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investment ,
Ireland ,
Merger Agreements ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Right to Privacy ,
Safe Harbors ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
Startups ,
Telecommunications ,
Umbrella Agreement ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair Pricing ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework ,
Wireless Industry
Antitrust and Competition -
European Court Confirms Commission’s Jurisdiction for Fighting International Cartels
On 9 July 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) upheld the EUR 288 million fine...more
8/6/2015
/ Cable Television Providers ,
Digital Single Market ,
DSM ,
Emissions Trading System ,
Energy Sector ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Film Industry ,
Greece ,
IAEA ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Iran ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
LCD Panels ,
Nuclear Weapons ,
P5+1 Nations ,
Price-Fixing ,
Taiwan ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Promotion Authority ,
TTIP ,
Unfair Competition
This is the first in a series of monthly EU regulatory briefs - summarising key regulatory developments across a number of sectors in the EU.
Antitrust and Competition -
The European Commission launches an...more