Competition weekly news summary
01 July 2016

Publications

  • New brochure: COMP in Action
    30 June 2016
    COMP in Action explains why and how the Commission's work in enforcing EU competition law matters for EU businesses and citizens, giving a flavour of the scope, scale and diversity of the work.
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 Antitrust

  • Commission opens formal investigation into AB InBev's practices on Belgian beer market
    30 June 2016
    The European Commission has opened an investigation, on its own initiative, to assess whether Anheuser-Busch InBev SA (AB InBev) has abused its dominant position on the Belgian beer market by hindering imports of its beer from neighbouring countries, in breach of EU antitrust rules.
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Mergers

  • Commission approves acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts by Marriott
    27 June 2016
    The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts by Marriott International, both of the US. The Commission found that the takeover would not adversely affect competition in Europe.
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State aid

  • Commission endorses Italy's ultra-broadband plan for 2016-2022
    30 June 2016
    The European Commission has found Italy's high-speed broadband plan, with a budget of about €4 billion, to be in line with EU state aid rules. The scheme will bring fast internet access to areas where it is currently not available, without unduly distorting competition.
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Court

  • Case T-491/07 RENV Groupement des Cartes Bancaires v Commission
    30 June 2016
    The EU General Court ruled on actions for annulment of a Commission decision of 2007 finding that Groupement des Cartes Bancaires had restricted competition by imposing certain tariff measures on some of its members. The Commission welcomes the General Court's judgment confirming the Commission's findings that the tariff measures in question had the effect of restricting competition. The General Court annulled the decision only insofar as it prohibited Groupement des Cartes Bancaires to carry out activities with a similar "object" in the future. This is because in 2014 the EU Court of Justice had found that Groupement des Cartes Bancaire's conduct did not have the "object" of restricting competition, setting aside the General Court's first judgment in the matter.
    See General Court case page>
    More on the Commission's 2007 decision >

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