On 10 November 2025, the European Commission released a Competition Policy Brief on LPP in antitrust investigations. Issued in the slipstream of the ongoing Regulation 1/2003 review, the note reaffirms the (in-)famous Akzo...more
The European Court of Justice has clarified that leniency statements and settlement submissions to competition authorities may be shared with national prosecutors, but only if doing so does not undermine the effectiveness of...more
11/4/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Confidential Documents ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Leniency Programs
Last week, Advocate General Medina delivered a supplemental opinion clarifying that seizing business emails during competition inspections does not breach the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, provided strict safeguards are...more
10/28/2025
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition Authorities ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Information Technology ,
Judicial Authority ,
Mobile Devices ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Search & Seizure ,
Telecommunications
Europe’s defence sector is notoriously fragmented, but the EU is pushing to consolidate demand and supply as calls for “strategic autonomy” and “resilient supply chains” may reshape the boundaries of competition law....more
On 2 June 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) delivered a decision fining Delivery Hero and Glovo a total of EUR 329 million for participating in a cartel in the online food delivery sector. It is the first time the...more
“Green competition law”, one of the most important topics in contemporary competition policy, is starting to take more shape in the EU.
On 10 September, following around 200 feedback contributions from stakeholders and an...more
9/14/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Climate Change ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Green Deal ,
Merger Controls ,
Sustainability ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)