By Behrang Kianzad, LLM /PhD, Institute for Global Political Studies, Malmö University & Founder, European Researcher Network on Fairness in Digital Markets and AI Introduction: Fairness was long treated as an unwelcome guest in the house of competition law—too subjective, too moral, too “un-economic.” Yet from the Code of Hammurabi to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), […]
By Todd Davies, PhD candidate, UCL Laws Given the creeping complexity of cases, expanding evidence bases, and the ever present threat (or reality) of budget cuts, competition authorities around the world are on the lookout for ways to streamline their enforcement activities. In response, some commentators have advanced the idea of “computational antitrust”, which entails the development […]
On 27 June 2025, the Autoriteit Consument en Markt approved the merger between the media groups DGP Media and RTL Nederland. With regard to labour issues, the Autoriteit Consument en Markt’s decision is interesting on several levels. In addition to asserting its competence to take labour market issues into account, the authority seeks to address […]
by Deni Mantzari, UCL Laws The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is one of the most ambitious regulatory efforts yet to tame Big Tech. While much of the debate has centered on opening up digital platforms to competition, a quieter but equally critical battle is playing out over the question of fairness, specifically, what constitutes a […]
by Jens-Uwe Franck, Department of Law, University of Mannheim, and Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation Introduction All EU policies must contribute to the overarching objective of achieving climate neutrality within the EU by 2050. This also applies to competition policy; even merger control must be reviewed to determine how it can contribute to this […]
01 July 25, 1:00pm-7:30pm The ‘new’ EU merger control and environmental and social sustainability concerns:Opening the pandora’s box or responding to the legitimacy crisis of competition law? Organized by CLES@UCL with the support of the Inclusive Competition Forum About the Conference The European Commission’s decision to revise the EU Merger Guidelines comes at a moment when […]
by Todd Davies and Marina Iskander In March 2025, Meta rolled out its AI assistant in Europe, which is accessible through its WhatsApp Messenger and will soon be available on Instagram and Facebook Messenger, too. The feature grants users of its platforms access to a “reliable and intelligent assistant” via a “new blue circle icon” on […]
06 March 25, 1:00pm-6:45pm Academic Capture in Competition Law and Policy?How Corporate Funding Impacts Competition Policy Research & Appropriate Institutional Design Organized by CLES@UCL, Stigler Center@UChicago Booth, Georgetown Law School, Imperial College London Business School and Inclusive Competition Forum About the Conference This conference will explore how corporate funding and corporate relationships more broadly impact competition policy research and policy. […]
by Stavros Makris (UCL) As markets become increasingly concentrated, geopolitical tensions intensify, and several governments grow more welcoming toward Big Tech, it is essential to consider whether new technologies pose threats to democracy. It is widely understood that democracy (‘demos’ & ‘kratos’) signifies a system of governance in which the people hold the authority. What is usually […]
by Jan Broulík (University of Amsterdam) Workers have long been neglected as victims of competition law violations. That is nevertheless changing. Enforcement against anti-competitive employer actions has been spearheaded – perhaps somewhat surprisingly – mainly by the United States. To give a recent example, in January 2025, the DOJ and the FTC published their Antitrust Guidelines for Business […]
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