Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2021/2022

Rev Ind Organ. 2022;61(4):449-487. doi: 10.1007/s11151-022-09890-x. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

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, this article surveys some of the main developments at the Directorate General for Competition over 2021/2022. In particular, the article reviews the new antitrust "Vertical Block Exemption Regulation" and "Vertical Guidelines", the new "Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection, and energy", and the Veolia/Suez merger.

Keywords: Antitrust; Competition policy; Mergers; State aid.