The introduction of the market economy in Eastern Europe produced important dilemmas for public actors within the region : to introduce freedom of competition, is it sufficient to rely upon the market or, on the contrary, is it necessary to adopt competition laws ? If the adoption of such laws...

The aim of this paper is to provide a European perspective of airports’ abuse of dominant position regarding airport charges. As airports have traditionally held a monopoly position in their respective geographical market, the EU member states have regulated the airport charges paid by...

The interplay between a deeper, broader, well-functioning Single Market and an active and efficient enforcement of EU competition law is at the core of higher productivity and sustainable growth across Europe. This paper focuses on the domains in which competition policy can help to create and...

Negli ultimi anni la modernizzazione del diritto antitrust comunitario e l'inasprimento del regime sanzionatorio hanno accentuato il carattere dissuasivo e repressivo della disciplina, che ha assunto una più netta connotazione quasi-penale. Ne discende l'esigenza di rispettare i requisiti...