Recent Developments at DG Competition: 2019/2020
Liliane Karlinger1, Dimitrios Magos2, Pierre Régibeau3
1European Commission MADO 17/013, 1049 Brussels, Belgium.
Review of Industrial Organization
|November 18, 2020
Summary
The European Commission's Directorate General for Competition advanced antitrust enforcement, merger control, and State aid. Key 2019/2020 developments include economic analysis in the Qualcomm case and new COVID-19 State aid rules.
Area of Science:
- Competition Economics
- Antitrust Law
- Merger Control
Background:
- The Directorate General for Competition (DG COMP) enforces European Union competition law.
- The Chief Competition Economist's team plays a crucial role in economic analysis within DG COMP.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide an overview of key developments at DG COMP during 2019-2020.
- To highlight significant economic analyses and policy changes implemented by DG COMP.
Main Methods:
- Review of DG COMP's activities and case decisions from 2019-2020.
- Analysis of economic reasoning in specific competition cases.
- Examination of new regulatory frameworks and their economic underpinnings.
Main Results:
- Detailed economic analysis was applied to the Qualcomm predation case.
- Recent developments in the assessment of vertical mergers were reviewed.
- A new "Temporary Framework" for State aid in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was introduced.
Conclusions:
- DG COMP actively engaged in complex antitrust and merger investigations during 2019-2020.
- Economic analysis remains central to the enforcement of competition law.
- The "Temporary Framework" demonstrates DG COMP's adaptability to economic crises.
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