Europe: Antitrust/Competition Law

In February 2026 the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) substantially overhauled Communiqué No. 2010/4 concerning mergers and acquisitions requiring the approval of the Competition Board, raising the turnover thresholds, redefining the concept of “transaction party”, recalibrating the technology-undertakings exception, and codifying coordination-risk review for full-function joint ventures.

A recent dawn raid on a multinational technology company conducted by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (“JFTC”) as part of its investigation into potential anticompetitive conduct in the cloud computing sector...

The European Commission has published a draft of its revised Merger Guidelines, representing the most significant overhaul of EU merger control in over two decades.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement entered into force in January 2021, marking a transformative moment for continental commerce. As member states work to prepare for expanded intra-African trade volumes, what key developments have shaped the trade landscape? This pamphlet examines critical trade developments across African nations during the Q4 2025 to Q1 2026 period.

Between €0.30 and €0.50 more per liter at the gas station within just a few weeks: the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a price development in many countries around the world on a scale last seen...

When did you last review your standard terms and conditions? If you can’t remember, now is the time. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made unfair contract terms a top enforcement priority...

The Turkish Competition Board concluded the investigation into the pricing algorithm practices of multi-category e-marketplaces and determined that the pricing algorithms used on the e-marketplace platform …

A recent dawn raid on a multinational technology company conducted by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (“JFTC”) as part of its investigation into potential anticompetitive conduct in the cloud computing sector...

In its decision dated 06.11.2025, numbered 25-41/1016-582, the Turkish Competition Board initiated an investigation into allegations that True Özel Araştırma ve Danışmanlık Ltd. Şti. participated as a cartel facilitator in price-fixing practices carried out among MVDS operating in the province of Aydın, in violation of Article 4 of the Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition.