Author: 21st Century Competition

New Publications: Investment Canada Act: The Impact of Foreign Investment Restrictions on the Stock Returns of Oil Sands Companies (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 13, 2014

The University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy has published a critical new paper on the Federal Government’s revised guidelines for investments in Canada by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the oil sands entitled The Impact of Foreign Investment Restrictions on the Stock Returns of Oil …read more

Materials on commitment decisions + upcoming conferences (on Intel, Samsung and Motorola) (Chillin’ Competition)

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I realized yesterday that the slides used by all speakers at the Brussels School of Competition’s and Liège Competition and Innovation Institute’s very interesting conference on Commitment Decisions in EU Competition Policy are available here (the image above corresponds to one of mines; as an …read more

European Commission – State aid: Commission facilitates support for important projects of common European interest

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 13 June 2014 The European Commission has adopted a new Communication setting out criteria under which Member States can grant public support for the implementation of Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) in line with EU state aid rules. …read more

European Commission – State aid: Commission adopts new rules to support important projects of common European interest

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 June 2014 The European Commission has set out criteria under which Member States can support transnational projects of strategic significance for the EU and for the achievement of Europe 2020 objectives, in line with EU state aid rules. …read more