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Germany’s proposed digital antitrust law: an ambitious project to regulate digital markets

31 October 2019

Germany is about to implement an ambitious new "digital antitrust law" (GWB-Digitalisierungsgesetz) to effectively regulate online markets. The draft Ministerial bill on the 10th amendment...

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Foreign Investment Control on the Rise – New List of EU Member States' FDI Screening Mechanisms

26 June 2019

Foreign direct investment ("FDI") screenings have become a relevant factor for global transactions in recent years. More and more jurisdictions are introducing or ramping up their powers...

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We are the Champions – France and Germany unite to revive industrial policy at European level

27 February 2019

Following the European Commission’s prohibition of the Alstom-Siemens transaction, the French and German governments published a manifesto calling for a reform of current EU merger...

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Valentine's gift by the European Parliament: the EU FDI screening rules approved by the Plenary

14 February 2019

On 14 February 2019, the Plenary of the European Parliament (Parliament) approved, with an overwhelming majority, the rules establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct...

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A New European Deal?

06 February 2019

German Minister of Economics suggests revising EU and German merger control regulations to enable the creation of European champions – and keeps FDI options on the table to prevent...

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No Christmas Presents for Foreign Investors

20 December 2018

The German Government tightens regulations on Foreign Investment Control (again) and amends the anti-boycott provision

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New EU rules for foreign direct investment screening: One step closer to adoption and entry into force

19 December 2018

This alert is an update to our alert of 3 December 2018 that reflects the published text as agreed by the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on 6...

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New EU framework for screening foreign direct investment

30 November 2018

On 20 November 2018, the European Commission (Commission) announced that a draft EU framework for screening foreign direct investment (FDI) has been agreed by the European Parliament...

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Hunting unicorns: German and Austrian Competition Authorities publish draft Guidance Note on Transaction Value Thresholds

16 May 2018

Since 2017, new merger control thresholds have been in effect in Germany and Austria which do not depend on the revenues generated by the parties but, rather, on the value of the...

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OECD publishes issues paper on blockchain and competition law

04 May 2018

Competition law questions are increasingly raised in the public debate about the blockchain technology. While there is yet to be any investigation in this field, the policy debate about...

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What blockchain can learn from the net neutrality debate: antitrust and regulatory aspects of “paid prioritization” for a nascent technology

07 November 2017

First come, first served. That’s not the principle behind the clearance of Bitcoin transactions. Equally for other blockchain technology networks, the relevant factor to get a...

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Big Data and digital markets remain in the focus of competition authorities - German FCO continues to lead the way

09 October 2017

On 6 October, the German Federal Cartel Office ("FCO") launched its new series of papers on "Competition and Consumer Protection in the Digital Economy". The first paper deals...

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