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EU Seeks To Simplify ESG Reporting Obligations

A new initiative to consolidate various European Union environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting obligations into a single regulation aims to simplify the regulatory landscape and enhance the EU’s competitiveness....more

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The UK-EU Competition Cooperation Agreement: Closer Apart?

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At the end of 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which both parties then ratified in 2021. As to antitrust cooperation, the agreement emphasized...more

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EU Commission Suggests Potential Consolidation of ESG Reporting Frameworks in 2025

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The announcement follows declarations to simplify regulatory frameworks for businesses, and an overall drive to increase competitiveness in Europe. On 8 November 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...more

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EU Commission issues EUR462.6 million antitrust fine in landmark decision on ‘divisionals game’ and disparagement

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On October 31, 2024, the European Commission (EC) fined Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe BV (Teva) EUR462.6 million for abusing a dominant position in several EU Member States on the...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – November 2024

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European Commission Imposes Fine for Collusion to Prevent Competing Entry - On 23 October 2024, the European Commission (EC) announced a fine totaling €48.7 million on České dráhy (ČD) and Österreichische Bundesbahnen...more

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The Draghi Report: A Blueprint for the EU Competition Commissioner-Designate?

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The Draghi Report proposes substantial reform in the area of competition law, notably offering a critical assessment of recent policies implemented by the European Commission in merger control and antitrust enforcement. The...more

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Loyalty rebates: a final word from the European Court of Justice in Intel?

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In May 2009, the European Commission (EC) fined Intel EUR1.06 billion for abusing its dominant position in the x86 microprocessor market (CPUs). The EC concluded that Intel had granted anticompetitive loyalty rebates to...more

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EU and UK Strike Deal on Cooperation in Competition Investigations

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Our Antitrust Team discusses the intricacies of the upcoming competition cooperation agreement (CCA) between the European Union and UK that will allow better coordination of enforcement of competition laws in parallel...more

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Regulatory Alignment: EU and U.K. Conclude Technical Negotiations for Future Competition Cooperation

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On 29 October 2024, the U.K. Government and the European Union formally concluded a technical negotiation in relation to cooperation between the U.K. and the EU with respect to competition investigations (the Cooperation...more

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Commission Concludes That Online Social Networking Service X Should Not Be Designated Under the Digital Markets Act

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On October 16, the European Commission determined that X’s online social networking service does not qualify as a core platform service (CPS) under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This conclusion follows a detailed market...more

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Intel’s EUR 1 Billion Fine Overturned: ECJ’s Landmark Ruling

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On October 24, 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed the annulment by the General Court (GC) of the European Commission’s (EC) decision to impose a EUR 1.06 billion fine on Intel for the abuse of a dominant...more

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With a little help from our friends: UK-EU Competition Cooperation Agreement on the way

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The European Commission and UK Competition and Markets Authority have concluded the technical negotiations on a new joint Competition Cooperation Agreement.  Once finalised, this will strengthen their ability to coordinate,...more

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: October 2024

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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

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European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - October 2024

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To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

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Antitrust in Focus - October 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Roxane Hicheri (counsel based in Paris) and Mark Steenson (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more

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The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation Beds Down: 10 Enforcement Trends

The EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) allows the European Commission (EC) to investigate and remedy subsidies received from non-European countries that distort the EU internal market. As the FSR marks its inaugural year...more

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: September 2024

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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

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The General Court of the European Union Annuls a €1.5 Billion Fine Against Google AdSense

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In its 18 September 2024 ruling, the General Court of the European Union annulled the €1.5 billion fine that the European Commission had imposed on Google in 2019 for allegedly abusing its dominant position in online search...more

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A new College of European Commissioners-designate and a new mandate: what does the future hold for the next European Commission?

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On 17 September 2024, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented to the European Parliament her proposed team of Commissioners-designate together with their portfolios for the next European Commission...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – October 2024

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Top EU Court Finds Booking.com’s Price Parity Clauses Not Ancillary to its Operation - If a main operation or activity is neutral or positive in its competitive effect and therefore falls outside EU competition law, then...more

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Antitrust in focus - September 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. James Webber (partner based in London) and Jess Bowring (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more

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EU Geopolitical Risk Update - Key Policy & Regulatory Developments No. 116

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This regular alert covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security, Russia’s war against Ukraine, health threats, and cyber threats. It does not...more

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Five takeaways from the European Commission’s first commitments case under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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For the first time, the European Commission has accepted commitments in a merger case reviewed under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation. What can we learn from the Commission’s announcement to clear the deal? We set out...more

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A Look At UK, EU And US Cartel Enforcement Trends

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Demonstrating both increased cross-border collaboration and the adoption of novel theories of cartel violations, the European Commission and the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, together with the U.S. competition...more

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A Practitioner’s Perspective on Direct Effect of EU Law and Antitrust Law

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EU competition rules are crucial to the strengthening of the Union’s internal market. And direct effect has long been a structuring legal principle of the Union’s legal order, helping to ensure its autonomous nature. Thus,...more

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