The Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions and Its role in the Future Enforcement of the EU Antitrust Rules

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Daniele Calisti, Luke Haasbeek, Jan 22, 2015

At the end of 2014, acting on a 2013 Commission proposal, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the Directive on Antitrust Damages Actions. This legislative act introduces a set of rules, aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the exercise of the EU right to full compensation by victims of infringements of the EU competition rules, as well as to ensure an optimal balanc