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Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2023/2024

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  • Chiara Atzeni

    (DG Competition, European Commission)

  • Thomas Buettner

    (Economist and Case Manager at Chief Economist Team, DG Competition, European Commission)

  • Stefano Callari

    (DG Competition, European Commission)

  • Florian Deuflhard

    (DG Competition, European Commission)

  • Philipp Dimakopoulos

    (DG Competition, European Commission)

  • Gabor Koltay

    (DG Competition, European Commission)

  • Lluis Saurí-Romero

    (Acting Chief Competition Economist, DG Competition, European Commission)

  • Hans Zenger

    (DG Competition, European Commission)

Abstract

The Directorate General for Competition at the European Commission enforces competition law in the areas of antitrust, merger control, and State aid. After providing a general presentation of the role of the Chief Competition Economist’s team (CET), this article surveys some of the main developments at the Directorate General for Competition over 2023/2024. In particular, the article reviews: the revised “Market Definition Notice” for competition cases; the State aid decision that approved public support for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Czechia; and the CET’s analytical approach to a number of major mergers that were proposed during 2023 but then abandoned by the companies.

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  • Chiara Atzeni & Thomas Buettner & Stefano Callari & Florian Deuflhard & Philipp Dimakopoulos & Gabor Koltay & Lluis Saurí-Romero & Hans Zenger, 2024. "Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2023/2024," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 65(4), pages 875-905, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:65:y:2024:i:4:d:10.1007_s11151-024-10001-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11151-024-10001-1
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