It is the economic reality of the EU that there continue to exist vast differences between old and new Member States in the level of wages and in the relative position of workers vis-à-vis employers. In Viking and Laval the Court of Justice decided not to protect trade unions, representing...

This work underlines some of the main issues that Member States face in attempting to reconcile national tort law systems with EU goals in competition law. As a matter of fact, the very notion of private enforcement tends to achieve two different purposes: on the one hand, corrective justice...

The digitalisation of the economy and the emergence of players like online platforms and other digital service providers have brought new challenges for the effective enforcement of EU laws. This contribution looks at how public enforcement could be optimised in the EU by enhancing co-operation...

The digitalisation of the economy and the emergence of players like online platforms and other digital service providers have brought new challenges for the effective enforcement of EU laws. This contribution looks at how public enforcement could be optimised in the EU by enhancing co-operation...

This paper provides a comprehensive discussion of the deterrence properties of a competition policy regime. On the basis of the economic theory of law enforcement we identify several factors that are likely to affect its degree of deterrence: 1) sanctions and damages; 2) financial and human...