. It is argued that the objectives of competition law in the EU go beyond economic or legal standards that are applied in … individual cases; rather, competition law and policy have been calibrated to contribute to allowing the EU project to harness the …

recently, the European Commission (“Commission”) used its powers under the EU Merger Regulation (“EUMR”) to impose remedies in …

paper examines this tension over the past 10 years since modernisation of EU competition law. It looks at three types of …. The by object approach is supported by the EU Courts. Also, the molecule (active ingredient) is often regarded as the … footsteps of the Commission but on the whole they are less active, for instance on pay for delay. This may be because the EU …

Bigness as such is not an offence in the EU. Nonetheless, in several EU- and Non-EU-jurisdictions there exist powers to … whether such “de-merger” laws are in compliance with EU primary law. National powers to deconcentrate large firms undermine … implemented by the EU. In light of the foregoing, the German lawmaker has finally rejected in 2011 the idea to create such a …

The paper explores how EU competition law has integrated so far the concept of brands in different areas of enforcement …. Although EU competition law has engaged in multiple instances with branding and product differentiation, brands do not yet … constitute an operational concept in EU competition law. This is due to an important uncertainty as to the normative choices that …