Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2020/2021

The Directorate General for Competition at the European Commission enforces competition law in the areas of antitrust, merger control, and State aid. After providing a general presentation of the role of the Chief Competition Economist’s team, this article surveys some of the main developments at th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of industrial organization 2021-12, Vol.59 (4), p.567-598
Hauptverfasser: Baltzopoulos, Apostolos, Karlinger, Liliane, Magos, Dimitrios, Régibeau, Pierre, Vareda, João
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Zusammenfassung:The Directorate General for Competition at the European Commission enforces competition law in the areas of antitrust, merger control, and State aid. After providing a general presentation of the role of the Chief Competition Economist’s team, this article surveys some of the main developments at the Directorate General for Competition over 2020/2021. In particular, the article discusses the Commission proposal on the Digital Markets Act, the developments on the State aid response related to the COVID pandemic as well as the Danfoss/Eaton merger.
ISSN:0889-938X
1573-7160
DOI:10.1007/s11151-021-09847-6