State of Competition | Dr. Valentin Mircea

November 10, 2014 In The professionals of competition By Dr. Valentin Mircea

R.I.P. Bogdan-Bujor Teodoriu – 10 noiembrie 2014

Astazi, 10 noiembrie 2014 este o zi trista pentru profesionistii concurentei din Romania. A incetat din viata parintele Legii concurentei nr.21/1996 si membru in Plenul Consiliului Concurentei, incepand cu 2012 (nascut in 1953). Proiectul Legii concurentei, esentiala pentru economia de piata din Romania, a fost initiat de...

November 7, 2014 In Competition Basics By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Competition is good, shows this recent study (October 2014) prepared by OECD

The report (or meta-study) shows that there is a direct cause and effect link between incresed competition and work productivity, innovation and growth.A good read for recovering the trust in markets and competition....

October 17, 2014 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Dupa un an

Astazi, 17 octombrie 2014, se implineste un an de cand am decis sa plec de la Consiliul Concurentei, pentru a ma dedica unei cariere private si academice. La aceasta aniversare doresc sa exprim cateva consideratii cu privire la ceea ce s-a facut, se face sau ar...

October 15, 2014 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Haiducie pe banii altora – Comisia Europeana a aprobat schema de ajutor de stat de 750 milioane de euro pentru marii consumatori de energie electrica/ Ajutorul va fi suportat de micii consumatori – Companii – HotNews.ro

Comisia Europeana a aprobat schema de ajutor de stat de 750 milioane de euro pentru marii consumatori de energie electrica/ Ajutorul va fi suportat de micii consumatori - Companii - HotNews.roAdica, haiducie pe banii altora. Statul roman ia de la producatorii de energie din surse...

October 15, 2014 In Cases and Decisions By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Ups, Deutsche Telekom did it again…

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM HIT WITH $88 MLN EU ANTITRUST FINE 15-Oct-2014 12:28Â· Deutsche Telekom caught a second time for "margin squeeze"Â· Orange in Poland and Spain's Telefonica guilty in the pastBy Foo Yun CheeBRUSSELS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom was fined 69.9 million euros ($88.4 million) by EU antitrust...

October 12, 2014 In Europe By Dr. Valentin Mircea

“I am in love with competition” – Margrethe Vestager during the hearings in the European Parliament for EU Competition Commissioner

INTERVIEW-NEW EU ANTITRUST HEAD NOT SWAYED BY ANTI-AMERICANISM, BULLIES 23-Sep-2014 20:16By Foo Yun Chee and Alastair MacdonaldBRUSSELS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Margrethe Vestager says that neither "loud people" in business and government nor "anti-Americanism" will sway her rulings on antitrust cases when she becomes the European...

October 9, 2014 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Antitrust in Emerging and Developing Countries Conference – 24 October 2014 – New York University

Let's see how competition work and how competition rules are enforced in emerging and developing economies at this great eventConcurrences Journal, in partnership with the New York University School of Law, will hold its inaugural conference "Antitrust in Emerging and Developing Countries" on Friday, October 24, 2014,...

September 25, 2014 In Communications and Technology By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Facebook takes over WhatsApp. What is up to?

FACEBOOK TO WIN EU APPROVAL FOR $19 BLN WHATSAPP BID -SOURCES 25-Sep-2014 18:04Â· European Commission did not demand concessions -sourcesÂ· Deal will pit Facebook against telecoms industryBy Foo Yun CheeBRUSSELS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Facebook FB.O, the world's leading social network, will win unconditional EU approval for its $19 billion...

September 11, 2014 In Cases and Decisions, Financial services By Dr. Valentin Mircea

MasterCard loses the appeal at ECJ and its consequences will be wide for the banking and the payments industries

As the result of the decision issued on 11 September 2014 by the European Court of Justice, MasterCard will have to cancel its multilateral interchange fees (MIFs), a situation which will put it at disadvantage with the competitor VISA, which chosed to settle the matter...

July 18, 2014 In Europe By Dr. Valentin Mircea

The most important riddle of the summer: who will be the next Competition Commissioner?

Even as the summer reaches its highest season - and this can be seen all around us - the discussions on who will be appointed on which EU Commission job are also at reaching a peak. Unfortunately, the discussions surrounding the appointment are far from being transparent...