Posted by Cristina Vila
2 April, 2019
On January 22, 2019, the European Commission (“EC”) fined MasterCard €570.5 million for not allowing merchants to benefit from the
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Considerations on Spanish competition authority’s report on fintech sector
Posted by Mireia Prat
24 January, 2019
Context: the fintech revolution The term fintech, in the broadest sense, refers to the groundbreaking application of new developments in
Read MoreThe submission of economic reports in sanctioning proceedings before the CNMC
Posted by Cristina Vila
4 December, 2018
In the context of sanctioning proceedings, it is more and more common that companies support their legal arguments of defense
Read MoreEC publishes decisions in which it sanctions four manufacturers of electronic products for fixing resale prices for online distributors
Posted by Pablo Palomar
6 November, 2018
On July 24, 2018, the European Commission (EC) sanctioned Asus, Denon & Marantz (“D&M”), Philips and Pioneer with a total
Read MoreEU gives Apple’s acquisition of Shazam green light
Posted by Mireia Prat
29 October, 2018
On September 6, 2018, the European Commission (EC) unconditionally approved Apple’s acquisition of the British music application company Shazam. Apple
Read MoreEuropean Commission imposes fines on four consumer electronics manufacturers for fixing resale prices
Posted by Cristina Vila
9 August, 2018
The European Commission (EC) has sanctioned Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer with fines of a total of €111 million for
Read MoreCNMC fines IT companies €30m for bid-rigging
Posted by Marta Simón
7 August, 2018
On July 26, the National Commission for Markets and Competition (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia or CNMC)
Read MoreThe European Commission fines Google €4.34 billion for abusing its dominant position again
Posted by Carolina Fernández
19 July, 2018
On 18th of July 2018, the European Commission ended the investigation opened in 2015 on Google’s anti-competitive behaviour regarding its
Read MoreThe CJUE rules on price discrimination by dominant companies
Posted by Cristina Vila
17 May, 2018
On April 19, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in the framework of
Read MoreAltice/PT: €125 million fine for gun jumping
Posted by Marta Simón
8 May, 2018
The European Commission (EC) has fined multinational telecommunications company Altice €124.5 million for taking control of PT Portugal before obtaining
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