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This article focuses on the Report's analysis of consumer goods.

On 3 September 2026, the European Commission adopted new Guidelines on the application of Article 102 TFEU to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings. The Guidelines follow a public consultation on a draft published in August 2024 and reflect substantial stakeholder feedback.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued two major decisions in separate cases concerning sporting organisations' ability to regulate their...

Unannounced inspections by competition authorities, usually called "dawn raids", are undoubtably one of the most efficient tools for collecting evidence and enforcing competition rules.

On 12 September 2025, the European Commission (Commission) accepted legally binding commitments offered by a tech company to address concerns related to a possible abuse of dominant position...

In business, industry domination is the ultimate pursuit. And it's not just about surpassing the competition. It's about becoming the driving force and trendsetter within a chosen market.

On 30 April 2026, the European Commission published its recast 2026 draft merger guidelines, which would replace the current horizontal and non-horizontal regime with a single, unified framework...

The broad range of articles in this publication illustrates how pervasive antitrust issues have become.

On April 20, 2023, the European Commission (Commission) formally adopted the 2023 Merger Simplification Package (the Simplification Package), designed to simplify and streamline...

Late summer has been anything but calm this year in Brussels and Luxembourg. The ECJ has delivered three landmark judgements on Illumina/Grail, Apple, and Google Shopping. Mario Draghi unveiled his much...

The companies are two global suppliers of signalling systems for mainline and urban railway networks. The US$1.8 billion transaction was announced in August 2021 (Transaction).

The European Commission has released comprehensive guidelines on applying Article 102 TFEU to exclusionary conduct by dominant firms, modernizing EU competition policy while codifying existing case law. These guidelines introduce analytical frameworks for assessing various types of anticompetitive behavior, including predatory pricing, margin squeeze, exclusive dealing, and tying arrangements, while addressing the role of presumptions and efficiency defenses in establishing abuse of dominance.

The European Commission's draft Guidelines on merger assessment introduce a fundamental shift in how transactions are evaluated, balancing the need for European industrial strength against competition preservation.

On 7 December 2016, the European Commission fined Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan Chase a total of €485 million for their participation in the euro interest rate derivatives cartel.

On 20 April 2023, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a new legislative package that entered into force on 1 September 2023 consisting of: (i) an implementing regulation...

In the European Union, concerns about increasing healthcare expenditures are a major motivating factor for introduc¬ing competition in hospital services.

This regular alert covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security...

Cooperative agreements have always played a particularly significant role in the pharmaceutical industry, with companies partnering from early stage research and development (R&D) through to late stage commercialisation.