Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2021/2022

Thomas Buettner (), Daniel Coublucq (), Rossitza Kotzeva (), Lluis Sauri-Romero () and Pierre Régibeau ()
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Thomas Buettner: European Commission
Daniel Coublucq: European Commission
Rossitza Kotzeva: European Commission
Lluis Sauri-Romero: European Commission
Pierre Régibeau: European Commission

Review of Industrial Organization, 2022, vol. 61, issue 4, No 5, 449-487

Abstract: Abstract 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 2021/2022. In particular, the article reviews the new antitrust “Vertical Block Exemption Regulation” and “Vertical Guidelines”, the new “Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection, and energy”, and the Veolia/Suez merger.

Keywords: Competition policy; Antitrust; Mergers; State aid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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