Article 2 of the Treaty of Rome describes the task of the European Community as to encourage stability and growth “by establishing a Common Market and by progressively approximating the economic policies of Member States”.

Antidumping policy aims at protecting single firms or industries from distortions in trade with third countries. A broad definition of dumping can, however, lead to protectionist measures which conflict with antitrust policy. To what extent is this the case in the EC?

Am 1. Juli 2005 ist die 7. Kartellnovelle in Kraft getreten. Im Mittelpunkt steht eine Anpassung des deutschen an das europäische Kartellrecht. Was wurde bei der Harmonisierung des deutschen Kartellrechts im einzelnen beschlossen?