concerns, which meant that competition policy was relegated to the position of a distant spectator in the proceedings. This was … not the case in the EU, however, where competition policy and competition enforcers played a lead role in shaping the … distorting competition in the financial sector. In doing so, this paper explores (a) the importance of competition policy during …

rather handled more strictly than laxer compared to the ‘old’ EU countries. -- Competition policy ; economic transition ; EU …-Ländern, sondern auch innerhalb der MOEL. -- Wettbewerbspolitik ; ökonomische Transformation ; EU-Osterweiterung ; staatliche Beihilfen …