European Commission Press release Brussels, 2 July 2014 The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition of Grupo Corporativo ONO (“ONO”) by Vodafone Group Plc under the EU Merger Regulation. Both companies provide fixed and mobile telecommunications services in Spain. …read more
July 2, 2014
Each morning, before I begin ‘real work’, I usually spend a little time on an Internet sweep of interesting advertising and competition law cases that have developed overnight or come into my inbox.
Earlier today an interesting new advertising law enforcement action by the Australian ACCC caught my eye, …read more
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
70th Lunch Talk of the Global Competition Law Center
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
The New Wave of Concentrations in the Telecommunications Sector: Merger Control Issues and Remedies
Michele PIERGIOVANNI, DG COMP
Thomas WESSELY, Freshfields Bruckhaus …read more
European Commission Brussels, 2 July 2014 Statement The Commission approved today the acquisition of E-Plus, a telecom network operator in Germany, by Telefónica Deutschland, subject to a number of conditions. The commitments offered by Telefónica ensure that the merger will maintain effective competition although it reduces the number of independent… …read more