Advocate General Kokott has delivered her Opinion in the Google Android appeal, recommending that Google’s appeal be dismissed in its entirety and that the General Court’s 2022 judgment be upheld. In that judgment, the Court confirmed all relevant aspects of DG COMP’s 2018 decision, including the finding that Google had abused the Android mobile Operating…
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) became entirely applicable on 7 March 2024 for most gatekeepers. By then, the gatekeepers issued their compliance reports documenting their technical solutions and implementation of the DMA’s provisions under Article 11 DMA as well as their reports on consumer profiling techniques as required under Article 15 DMA. A year later, six gatekeepers…
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) became entirely applicable on 7 March 2024 for most gatekeepers. By then, the gatekeepers issued their compliance reports documenting their technical solutions and implementation of the DMA’s provisions under Article 11 DMA as well as their reports on consumer profiling techniques as required under Article 15 DMA. A year later,…
Payment Systems in Turkey Payment and Electronic Money Institutions are entities licensed to operate as a payment institutions or electronic money institutions pursuant to the Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions (“Law No. 6493”) and the Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment…
Two years into the implementation of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), the number of FSR filings under its public procurement tool exceeds 2,000, with scrutiny now by a recently established specialised unit within DG GROW of the European Commission. The new filing obligation impacts significantly the timeline and preparations for large public tenders in…
Transaction lawyers across the EU are by now sufficiently familiar with a third screening tool, alongside merger control and foreign subsidy control: foreign direct investment (FDI) screening. As the Trilogues on the revision of the FDI Screening Regulation start in Strasbourg today, a few thoughts to reflect on the positions of the European Commission, the…
Kick-off – the Tondela Opinion and its Background On 15 May 2025, AG Emiliou delivered his Opinion on the request for a preliminary ruling submitted by the Portuguese Tribunal da Concorrência, Regulação e Supervisão in Tondela et al. The Opinion was eagerly awaited, as it represents the first occasion on which a no-poach agreement –…
On June 2, 2025, the EU Commission (Commission) rendered its decision in re Case AT.40795 Delivery Hero/Glovo (Delivery Hero). This is an important new precedent, to be delivered as part of any deal-making post-integration compliance training. Failure to heed the guidance contained in Delivery Hero is risky, as now also tangibly illustrated by the size…
Introduction Advocate General Emiliou delivered three interlocking Opinions concerning decisions of football governing bodies. Two of these cases were brought to challenge elements of the FIFA Football Agent Regulations (Case C-209/23, RCC Sports and Case C-428/23, Rogon). The third concerns a decision of the Portuguese Competition Authority which had found that a no-poach agreement by…
As we approach the second anniversary of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), we take stock of the latest statistics and offer practical insights for private equity (PE) sponsors. Drawing on our extensive experience advising funds, we set out the key takeaways for PE investors navigating the FSR notification process. PE sponsors are the…
