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“Competition authorities must remain focused on their institutional purpose – promoting competition and consumer welfare. A merger should not be allowed if there are anti-competitive concerns with no countervailing efficiencies accruing to consumers. Allowing other considerations to be factored in competition authorities’ decisions may compromise the objectives of competition policy”, highlighted Margarida Matos Rosa at the Toulouse School of Economics panel discussion on merger control. Read
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Christos Genakos - Competition and Pass-through
Christos Genakos, Professor of Economics and Policy at the Cambridge Judge Business School (University of Cambridge) and member of DGComp's Economic Advisory Group on Competition Policy (EAGCP), spoke on "Competition and Pass-through".
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Competition policy and the EU Green Deal
"Competition is what drives innovation and green is no exception”, stated the President of the AdC, Margarida Matos Rosa, at a conference hosted by the European Commission. The aim was to discuss how EU rules on how competition can be used to support the Green Deal, which aims to bring the bloc’s economy to net-zero emissions by 2050.
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AdC’s Competition Policy Priorities for 2021
Among the AdC’s Competition Policy Priorities for 2021: investigating investigation of signs of abuse and collusion, including in a digital environment, as well as supporting economic recovery by promoting the removal of structural and legal barriers, such as those to professional mobility and to corporate innovation.
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News and events
AdC’s sector inquiry on FinTech: 74% of companies operating in Portugal consider that there are barriers to market entry
15-03-2021
AdC fines National Association of Land Surveyors
11-03-2021
AdC advises best practices for public road passenger transport service contracts
05-03-2021
Digital environment and the contribution to economic recovery are priorities for the AdC in 2021
30-12-2020
AdC clears acquisition of Ferro Corporation by Pigments Spain, subject to divestment commitments
28-12-2020
Studies, Opinions and Recommendations in 2020
28-12-2020
The AdC imposed fines on six large retail food chains
21-12-2020
AdC issues Statement of Objections to supermarkets and Beiersdorf
09-12-2020
AdC imposes fine of 84 million euros to MEO for cartel with NOWO
03-12-2020
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