Europe: Antitrust/Competition Law

On October 26, 2022, the Turkish Competition Board published its reasoned decision dated June 23, 2022 and numbered 22-28/443-180, upon its preliminary investigation initiated against six undertakings ...

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After considerable delay, the CMA has finally started to exercise its new digital markets regulatory powers. The measures announced are a procedural mixed bag, comprising both the expected proposed Conduct Requirements and, perhaps more significantly, unexpected voluntary commitments from both Apple and Google.

In February 2026, the European Commission published the non-confidential version of its decision to conditionally approve Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) acquisition of Covestro AG (Covestro), shedding further light on its approach to enforcing the merger component of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).

The CMA has published its fourth piece of informal sustainability guidance, on the 3Keel LENs 2.0 scheme (the 3Keel Informal Guidance), pursuant to its Green Agreements Guidance (the Guidance) and associated "open door" policy.

Global cartel fines totaled USD3.3 billion in 2025. This was a significant increase on 2024 (USD602.5 million) and 2023 (USD1.9bn) and represented the highest annual total since 2021 (USD4.0bn).

The report discusses the significant increase in fines, use and development of investigative tools, the impact of digital market scrutiny...

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered a significant ruling that clarifies the rules governing evidence disclosure in competition damages litigation.