Son Yapılan Düzenlemeler Işığında AB Rekabet Hukuku ve Politikasına Genel Bir Bakış by Mustafa Ateş

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The petitions for the recusal of chair Lina Khan: a matter of due process or delaying the process? by Nathalie Nielson

“…At a turning point in the enforcement of antitrust law towards Big Tech players, especially regarding the offense of monopolization and merger enforcement, one can wonder if these petitions for recusal really are a simple matter of due process or if bigger stakes are at play, such as the future of public enforcement of American antitrust law. …”
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Uber: A New Challenge for Regulation and Competition Law? by Margherita Colangelo, Mariateresa Maggiolino

“… The rise of new software platforms presents regulators and antitrust agencies all over the world with a challenge. …”
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The Disclosure of Leniency Statements and Other Evidence under Directive 2014/104/EU: An Undue Prominence of Public Enforcement? by Claudia Massa

“…It seems that, with Article 6(6), the European Legislator did not succeed in its goal of making it easier for victims of antitrust violations to claim compensation from the offender, which is the general aim of the Directive. …”
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Digital Economy, Big Data and Competition Law by Roberto Augusto Castellanos Pfeiffer

“…The article suggests a new approach to the following antitrust concepts in cases related to big data platforms: assessment of market power, merger notification thresholds, measurement of merger effects on consumer privacy, and investigation of abuse of dominant position. …”
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Consumer Inertia, the New Economy and EU Competition Law by Vladimir Bastidas Venegas

“…This may cause problems for the application of traditional antitrust doctrines, such as tying or other forms of leveraging, which normally have been applied to products and services offered at a price. …”
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Working procedure for SEP and key problems in practice by Yufeng YAO

“…The working procedure for SEP was analyzed，patent disclosure policy and FRAND principle of SSO were described.Based on the actual case analysis，some key problems of SEP in practice were analyzed，including patent licensing rates，relief under FRAND principle，antitrust law regulation of the abuse of SEP.…”
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(Meta)verse as the next escaper from competition public enforcement by Luca Megale

“…Therefore, the proposed approach varies based on the specific antitrust concern. The common word is regulatory foresight; however, it must also be considered that a lack of uniformity between Countries – even EU Member States –, and the current hard adaptability of antitrust norms and doctrines (e.g., essential facilities), risk to hamper a needed regulatory adaptability. …”
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Carbon Pricing Influences Competition — and Benefits From It by Johannes Paha

“…It demonstrates why the effectiveness of those policies is diminished in markets characterized by market power, and how antitrust laws can improve this situation. Emissions trading may also reduce the competitiveness of German and European companies internationally. …”
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The Welfare Implications of the European Trucks Cartel by Christian Beyer, Elke Kottmann, Korbinian von Blanckenburg

“…This loss to society cannot be offset by fines or private damage claims and should raise awareness for antitrust policy. The findings presented are relevant for both practitioners and policymakers.…”
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Search Design Policy, Digital Disruption and Competition Law by Valeria Falce, Massimiliano Granieri

“…From a bottom-up perspective, such Grand Question could well be addressed looking at the European Google Shopping case, just adopted at EU level, that will be analysed below with the aim of assessing whether and to which extent the positive antitrust toolbox is flexible enough to effectively cope with the data-driven era. …”
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Effect of Energy Tax Reduction on Fuel Prices by Volker Brühl

“…For a detailed analysis the German antitrust authority should look into the pricing algorithms of all 14,000 filling stations in Germany.…”
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Financial technology and regulation: the competitive impact of open banking by Oscar Borgogno, Antonio Manganelli

“…In this regard, the on-going UK Open Banking market investigation remedy shows how the antitrust enforcement can be deployed to complement the regulatory toolkit …”
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Android and Forking Restrictions: On the Hidden Closedness of “Open” by Simonetta Vezzoso

“…The prohibition of Google’s tying practices on the Android platform has already attracted significant attention by early commentators, also due to the proximity to other high profile antitrust cases. Against the backdrop of the still limited information available, the article proposes some first reflections on another conduct sanctioned by the Android Decision, namely Google’s forking restriction imposed on device manufacturers. …”
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ANTIMONOPOLISM AS A SYMPTOM OF AMERICAN POLITICAL DYSFUNCTION by Ramsi A. Woodcock

“…Contemporary American interest in using antitrust law to address wealth inequality is a symptom of American political dysfunction rather than a reflection of any intellectual advance regarding the sources of inequality. …”
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Damages Actions and State Aid: Time for Action at EU Level? by Clélia Jadot

“…After outlining the current system and its shortcomings, this article analyses whether inspiration can be drawn from the antitrust damages directive. Doing so, it formulates building blocks for a future (wider) regulatory initiative in the field of State aid. …”
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Present and Future of the Energy Dialogue Russia – EU (Development of Energy Dialogue of Russia and EU in 2012) by K E. Petrov

“…The last factor, represented chiefly in the antitrust proceedings around «Gazprom» and the first results of the entry into force of the rules of the third energy package, pulled in more detail. …”
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Policy Considerations on the Interplay Between State Aid Control and Competition Law by Maria João Melícias

“…The article concludes by putting into context the references included in recent EU policy statements on the importance of “fair competition” or “equitable markets” and recalls the need to avoid that similar standards contaminate antitrust enforcement or merger control, given the risks that “mixed” policy objectives in those domains might entail. …”
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Private Damages Actions in EU Competition Law and Restorative Justice: Towards a New Streamlined Institutional Framework? by Pieter Van Cleynenbreugel

“…Starting from that opening, the article will propose a more developed way forward, taking the form of the setup and development of so-called antitrust “trust funds”. Exploring the legal possibilities and limits of such funds, the article questions to what extent this approach could be a useful complementary way to overcome the limits identified. …”
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Competition authority in a trap? A few (bitter) words on making public policy by counteracting an unfair use of a contractual advantage in agri-food sector in Poland by Agata Jurkowska-Gomułka

“…A competition authority seems to be caught in a trap of opposite (public and private) interests - an antitrust authority shall undertake an intervention in an interest of a private entity which in many situations may be seen as an intervention against public interest. …”
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