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The Commission Amends Regional Aid Rules to Foster Support for Strategic Technology Projects
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By:  Carole Maczkovics & Alessandro Cogoni (Covington Competition) On 31 May 2024, the European Commission (“Commission”) adopted an amendment to its Regional Aid Guidelines (“RAG”), enabling EU Member States to grant higher…

Key Takeaways from the Servier Saga: Object, (Pro and Anticompetitive) Effects and Counterfactual (I)
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Pablo Ibañez Colomo (Chilling Competition) The Court of Justice delivered its judgments in the Servier saga, specifically in Cases C-176/19 P and C-151/19 P. These rulings are set to…

The WGA’s Misguided Fears: Unpacking the Myths of Media Consolidation in the Streaming Era
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Kristian Stout & Geoffrey A. Manne (Truth on The Market) While last year’s labor disputes between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) with…

Maturing UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Collective Proceedings Process Sees Uptick in Cases
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Oliver Heinisch (Sheppard Mullin) The United Kingdom continues to be a key European jurisdiction for competition damages actions, even in the post-Brexit era. Notably, the number of collective proceedings…

Malawi Revamps its Antitrust Laws: Suspensory Merger Control and More
 |  Jul 19, 2024

By: Editor (African Antitrust) The Malawian government has not only revised its 26-year-old competition law but has also effectively repealed the old statutory regime under the “Competition and Fair Trading…

The US Needs a Techno-Industrial Strategy
 |  Jul 18, 2024

By: Liza Tobin & Addis Goldman (Project Syndicate) In the aftermath of the Great Recession of 2008-09, there was widespread belief that China’s economy would surpass that of the United…

Lessons to Learn from Airline Mergers
 |  Jul 17, 2024

By: Kaya Ricken (Antitrustpolitics.com) The airline industry operates on an international scale, impacting many geographic markets. Specific remedies have frequently been required for approving airline mergers in recent years. Notable…

DOJ Filed Cert Petition in United States v. Brewbaker
 |  Jul 16, 2024

By: Robert Connolly (Cartel Capers) The Department of Justice has submitted a cert petition to the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a Fourth Circuit decision that found a bid-rigging scheme…

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