European Union: Cartels, Monopolies

EU-kommissionen har antagit nya riktlinjer för tillämpningen av artikel 102 FEUF om utstängande missbruk av dominerande ställning. Riktlinjerna sammanfattar utvecklad vägledning och praxis sedan 2009 och behandlar bedömningen av dominans, konkurrensbegränsande beteenden som underprissättning, rabatter, exklusivitetsarrangemang, leveransvägran och self-preferencing, samt möjliga objektiva motiveringar för sådana ageranden.

The European Commission has introduced comprehensive Guidelines on Article 102 TFEU addressing abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings. These Guidelines establish a three-stage assessment framework covering market dominance determination, competitive distortion analysis, and objective justification examination. The framework provides detailed analytical approaches for various forms of exclusionary conduct including predatory pricing, margin squeeze, exclusive dealing, and self-preferencing, wh

The European Commission has intensified its investigation into alleged price coordination within the construction chemicals sector across France, Germany, and Spain. Following unannounced inspections in October 2023...

On 29 January 2026, the CJEU delivered an important ruling in Case C-286/24 (Meliá Hotels International, S.A. v Associação Ius Omnibus) concerning the disclosure of evidence in competition damages actions.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered a significant ruling that clarifies the rules governing evidence disclosure in competition damages litigation.

This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Cartels laws and regulations applicable in Belgium....

On January 23, a cartel workshop was held in Brussels in which the Director of the Cartel Directorate of the DG Competition, Mrs. Maria Jaspers, was questioned on the state of play of cartel enforcement and what the Commission's priorities are for 2025...

Cartels Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Greece, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

The notorious Cartels characterised as the "supreme evil of antitrust," are a group of firms who have agreed explicitly among themselves to coordinate their activities…