In 2009 the Commission adopted a new Communication on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting. The new Broadcasting Communication includes fresh measures and reveals a trend giving Member States a greater role with regard to the compatibility of State aid granted for...

Spätestens seit "Fridays for Future" ist das Thema "Klimawandel" als eines der dringlichsten Probleme unserer Zeit erkannt worden. Doch trotz eindeutiger Verpflichtungen zu den Zielen des Pariser Weltklimaabkommens sind wir weit davon entfernt, diese auch zu erreichen - warum? Ihre Argumente...

The policy paper contains written evidence on the effects of Brexit on competition law in the UK submitted by Ioannis Lianos, Deni Mantzari, Florian Wagner von Papp, and Florence Thepot to the EU Internal Market Lords Select Sub-Committee, which was published on the Parliament website.The report...

The rethinking of European Takeover Law is a current challenge as well as an ongoing task. The economic and political landscape has changed considerably since the Directive was enacted, and these changes have had an impact on the evaluation of takeover law with its obvious socio-economic...

Making use of an original dataset we empirically investigate the determinants of state aid to the car industry in the European Union. The EU regulatory system on state aids and the long history of governments' grants to this industry make this an interesting case study. Our findings show that in...

Introduction -- Draft brexit agreement proposals -- Overview of the UK vehicle industry and its global position -- EU market regulation affecting motor vehicles : product standards and rules of origin -- International standards -- Vehicle emissions impact -- Regulation and the market --...