In 2006, the European Commission issued a decision finding that nine companies had participated in a cartel relating to hydrogen peroxide and perborate.

On 24 January 2017, the European Commission announced it was inviting comments on voluntary commitments offered by Amazon relating to parity clauses included in its contracts with publishers of e-books.

The European Commission issued its revised rules for assessing whether minor agreements between undertakings are caught by EU competition rules.

In December 2012, the GC upheld the liability of Eni for the infringement committed by its subsidiary Versalis, but reduced the fine imposed on Eni from € 132 million to € 106 million.

The Court of Justice of the European Union recently dismissed in its entirety an appeal brought by Dow Chemical against a judgment of the General Court which upheld the Commission’s decision in the synthetic rubber cartel.

The ECJ affirmed the General Court's finding that Telefónica had abused their dominant position on the Spanish broadband market by engaging in a margin squeeze.

The European Court of Justice handed down two judgments partially upholding appeals brought by the European Commission.

On 14 February 2012, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") handed down a preliminary ruling regarding the application of the principle of "ne bis in idem" in the framework of EU competition law and, in particular, Regulation 1/2003.

By way of background, the Finnish Competition Authority imposed fines on seven companies for participation in a cartel in the asphalt market in Finland.

On 3 May 2012, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") issued its judgment on the appeals lodged by Legris Industries and its subsidiary, Comap.

On 26 October 2017, the General Court annulled the European Commission's conditional merger clearance decision in Liberty Global/Ziggo.

The GC considered first of all, that Lundbeck and the generic manufacturers were potential competitors at the time the agreements were concluded.

The General Court of the EU handed down its judgment on an appeal against a decision adopted by the EC in 2008 for participation in the car glass cartel.

The European Commission published on 27 August its much delayed Frequently Asked Questions on the Application of EU Antitrust Rules in the Motor Vehicle Sector ("FAQs").

On 5 December 2013, the European Commission adopted a package of reforms to simplify the EU merger control process by reducing red tape.

The European Commission published a revised Regulation on the application of Article 101(3) TFEU to categories of technology transfer agreements.

On 4 December 2013, the European Commission announced that it had fined eight international financial institutions over € 1.71 billion for breaching Article 101 TFEU by participating in cartels in the markets for financial derivatives covering the EEA between different periods ranging from September 2005 to 2010.

The decision has not yet been made available publicly.

On 26 November 2015, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") handed down its judgment in a request for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings between Maxima Latvija and the Latvian Competition Council.

On 6 September 2013, the General Court of the European Union handed down a judgment rejecting an action challenging the Commission’s ability to inspect corporate premises.