A Dynamic Framework for the Assessment of Horizontal Mergers | Connect Europe Report commissioned by GSMA, with support from Connect Europe

In many digital and network markets, companies compete by improving quality and investing ahead of demand — not only by cutting prices. That’s why merger reviews need a wider lens. A report prepared by BRG sets out a practical way to do that. buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition

🇪🇺 Europe’s #connectivity markets remain uniquely fragmented: in 2025, Europe counted 44 mobile operators with more than 500K subscribers (vs 8 in the 🇺🇸).

Scale is the unresolved challenge. Check out #StateofDigi 2026: bit.ly/stdig26 #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition

A Dynamic Framework for the Assessment of Horizontal Mergers | Connect Europe Report commissioned by GSMA, with support from Connect Europe

The EU is reviewing its merger guidelines — a big deal for markets where competition is driven by investment and innovation, not only short-term prices.

A new report prepared by BRG sets out how merger review can reflect long-run consumer outcomes too: buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUCompetition

Equity Research Director at Barclays Mathieu Robillard tells us why #EUMerger control should also consider investment capacity, sustainability, and Europe’s sovereignty—especially in #telecoms. Read the BRG report: buff.ly/2qZKMJI #MWC26 #MWC26MP #EUcompetition

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EU competition shake-up, pharma access & climate justice in merger control.

Also in The Counterbalance:
-AI floods Dutch politics
-TikTok’s €12B data pivot
-Big Pharma under fire

-Read + share: https://substack.pulse.ly/qr5iqnjn8w
#Antitrust #EUcompetition #balancedeconomy

🎿 EU antitrust raids hit the ski-gear sector. Tecnica Group — owner of Nordica, Blizzard & Moon Boot — confirms EU officials inspected its Austrian facility in a new cartel probe.

Full story via The Capitol Forum: thecapitolforum.com/ski-gear-mak....

#Antitrust #EUcompetition #CartelProbe #Tecnica

Rheinmetall rival slams ‘direct award’ to German arms group Electro Optic Systems says Berlin’s lack of open tender bypasses better and cheaper options

#Rheinmetall rival slams ‘direct award’ to German arms group after the RM group was selected to develop anti-drone laser technology that he says #ElectroOpticSystems can already supply. on.ft.com/4oaxHgN via @FT #Competition #BorisPistorius #FriedhelmMerz #Defence #drones #EUCompetition

Microsoft Escapes EU Competition Probe by Unbundling Teams for Seven Years, Opening API TechCrunch reports: Thanks to a pledge to unbundle its corporate messaging app Teams from its productivity suites, Microsoft has managed to slip unscathed through a major antitrust investigation by the...

Microsoft Escapes EU Competition Probe by Unbundling Teams for Seven Years, Opening API #Technology #Business #IndustryGiants #Microsoft #EUCompetition #APIOpening

Microsoft slips unscathed through EU competition probe after promising to unbundle Teams Microsoft will escape largely unscathed from a major antitrust investigation by the European Commission that could have resulted in billion-dollar fines for the tech giant.

Microsoft slips unscathed through EU competition probe after promising to unbundle Teams #Technology #Business #AcquisitionsandMergers #Microsoft #EUcompetition #Teams

Europe and Google: At a Crossroads Hello and welcome to the latest edition of The Counterbalance. This week, we’re continuing our look at the biggest competition case going: Google.

This week’s Counterbalance lays out why structural remedies—not slap-on-the-wrist fines—are the only way forward.

📬 Read, share, and subscribe: https://substack.pulse.ly/q10r8abwql

#Counterbalance #Adtech #MonopolyPower #DigitalDemocracy #EUCompetition

This week’s Counterbalance lays out why structural remedies—not slap-on-the-wrist fines—are the only way forward.

📬 Read, share, and subscribe: https://substack.pulse.ly/0m58zjmjdc

#Counterbalance #Adtech #MonopolyPower #DigitalDemocracy #EUCompetition

The Draghi report one year on: what has changed? It’s been nearly one year since former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi spelled out in excruciating detail the depth of the EU’s economic woes.

One year since the Draghi Report, EU competition and innovation policy is at a crossroads. It’s vital to align industrial strategy with fairness and market efficiency - Europe's unicorns are many! #EUCompetition #DraghiReport #InnovationPolicy #FP10 sciencebusiness.net/news/plannin...

Europe’s renewed drive towards competitiveness should include further enhancing the strengths of its universities as a key ambition, with vast potential waiting be unleashed through a genuine fifth freedom and increased funding.

🔗 Read EUA's position https://bit.ly/3HAivK6

#EUcompetition

EUA would like to thank Alexandr Hobza (Cabinet of @ec.europa.eu EVP Stéphane Séjourné) for an open and fruitful exchange on Europe’s competitiveness agenda.

Read EUA's position 'A research, education and innovation partnership for Europe’s competitiveness' at bit.ly/3FFJAui

#EUCompetition

Click Subscribe #Mars #Kellanova #EUCompetition #Antitrust #MergersAndAcquisitions

1/3 Today we celebrated 20 years of the Chief Economist Team at DG Competition.

In an increasingly complex world, competition policy remains essential to keep markets open, fair and dynamic — and economic analysis is central to getting it right.

#EUCompetition #CET20Years

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The Dutch Consumer and Markets Authority (ACM) is investigating major tech firms for compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act. These efforts may result in changes or penalties for non-compliance, aligning with the EU's regulatory goals.

#DigitalMarketsAct #TechRegulation #EUCompetition

3/3 We also want to improve our understanding of how mergers affect markets over time.

That’s why we’ve opened a tender for an economic study on this topic. Proposals are welcome until 20 May 2025, 16:00 (Brussels time).
🔗 shorturl.at/MD0pX

#EUCompetition #MergerControl #Antitrust

Maarit Palovirta at TechUK's Future Telecoms Conference 2025 yesterday:
📊Lack of scale limits growth, economies of scale & competitiveness
💡Regulation must reflect market changes (ex-post regime, simplification)
👨‍⚖️Need for #EUCompetition Policy reform

🚨🚨 Major #EUCompetition law ruling by the European Court of Justice in Case C-253/23 ASG 2 regarding compensation for harm caused by a cartel. Short🧵 with key points
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