CoRe 1/2024 (Vol. 8) journal article European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 8 (2024), Issue 1,
Editorial journal article Robert Klotz European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 8 (2024), Issue 1, Page 1 - 3
Editorial journal article Robert Klotz European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 7 (2023), Issue 1, Page 1 - 3
CoRe 1/2023 (Vol. 7) journal article European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 7 (2023), Issue 1,
Regulating Connectivity of Multimodal Digital Mobility Services journal article Christian Koenig, Carlos Deniz Cesarano European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 7 (2023), Issue 2, Page 99 - 111 Multimodal Digital Mobility Services (MDMS) increase the attractiveness of the public mobility sector and thereby contribute to sustainable, demand-oriented and climate-friendly passenger transport. However, MDMS are currently deployed in a fragmented manner, lacking a proper legal and market framework to develop more successfully and to provide a full range of offers across the EU. The mobility sector is characterised by market power asymmetries and vertical integration, which are obstacles to the deployment of MDMS. These obstacles must be overcome by a clear European legal framework providing adequate regulatory instruments in order to create a level playing field that enables effective competition in the distribution markets. When shaping this legal framework within the MDMS-Initiative of the European Commission, existing legislation from other regulated sectors can be considered as legislative references. Keywords: multimodal digital mobility services; distribution markets; data access; unbundling; distribution commission
Germany ∙ The Role of German Authorities and Courts in the Implementation of the Digital Markets Act journal article Carsten Koenig European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 7 (2023), Issue 2, Page 112 - 117
Regulating Digital Gatekeepers – the Digital Markets Act journal article Fatma Ceren Morbel European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 7 (2023), Issue 4, Page 206 - 215 As digitalisation has increased and data has become more powerful, more comprehensive digital regulation has become necessary, including by national competition authorities and the European Commission. The Digital Markets Act (the DMA) is a good example of this area of regulation.1 In November 2022, the DMA came into force, introducing new regulations for core platform services which functioned as ‘gatekeepers’ in the digital market. By enacting the DMA, these platforms are prevented from treating businesses and consumers unfairly. The purpose of this paper is to provide a general overview of the DMA and its relationship to antitrust enforcement. Keywords: digital markets; digital economy; Digital Markets Act; competition law; antitrust
Norway ∙ The Norwegian Supreme Court Overturns the Prohibition of an Acquisition Below the Merger Thresholds in a Digital Market journal article Haakon Rønn Stensæth European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 7 (2023), Issue 4, Page 245 - 250
Germany ∙ The Designation of Gatekeepers under the New German Competition Rules for the Digital Economy journal article Carsten Koenig European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 6 (2022), Issue 3, Page 248 - 253
Effective Competition in Digital Platform Markets: journal article Legislative and Enforcement Trends in the EU and the US Joseph Antel, Ciara Barbu-O’Connor, John Carroll, Katie Daw, Robert Klotz European Competition and Regulatory Law Review, Volume 6 (2022), Issue 1, Page 35 - 55 Efforts to tackle the increasing market power of data driven platforms are taking a new turn. So far, the European Union has been more aggressive and creative than the United States, notably with severe antitrust enforcement action. However, there is a perceived enforcement gap in platform markets, due to increased concentration, rising profit margins, declining market entry and low investment compared to profits, according to many. With the European Commission proposing the Digital Markets Act and the US ramping up on a number of fronts with an intensified interest in Big Tech and a political climate favourable to an emerging legislative consensus for targeted antitrust law reforms in this field, we are on the verge of new rules to bridge this gap more effectively. This article sheds light on the current developments in the EU and the US, as a basis for the juxtaposition of both approaches and attempt to draw conclusions for future debate. Keywords: digital platforms, antitrust enforcement, upfront regulation, Digital Markets Act, gatekeepers, global convergence and cooperation
Theories of Harm in the Implementation of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation Adina Claici, Peter Davis, Gerhard Dijkstra