Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2017/2018
Andrea Amelio1, Thomas Buettner2, Cyril Hariton3
11Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission, MADO 18/058, 1049 Brussels, Belgium.
Review of Industrial Organization
|December 15, 2018
Summary
The European Commission
Area of Science:
- Competition Law
- Antitrust
- Merger Control
- State Aid
Background:
- The Directorate General for Competition (DG COMP) enforces EU competition law.
- Key areas include antitrust, merger control, and state aid.
- The Chief Competition Economist's team plays a vital role.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the role of the Chief Competition Economist's team.
- To survey DG COMP achievements in 2017/2018.
- To review specific competition cases and methodologies.
Main Methods:
- Review of DG COMP activities and case law.
- Analysis of the Google Search (Shopping) case.
- Examination of price discrimination in state aid.
- Assessment of counterfactuals in merger analysis.
Main Results:
- Overview of DG COMP's 2017/2018 achievements.
- Insights into the Google Search (Shopping) decision.
- Understanding the application of price discrimination in state aid.
- Evaluation of counterfactual methodologies in merger reviews.
Conclusions:
- DG COMP actively enforces competition law across key domains.
- Specific cases highlight the complexity of antitrust and merger reviews.
- Methodological approaches, like counterfactuals, are crucial for effective enforcement.
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