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September 7, 2020 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Sabia lui Damocles atârnă deasupra legislației concurenței

Prin Decizia nr.239/3 iunie 2020, Curtea Constituțională a României a declarat ca fiind neconstituțională Legea pentru aprobarea Ordonanței de urgență a Guvernului nr. 39/2017 privind acțiunile în despăgubire în cazurile de încălcare a dispozițiilor legislației în materie de concurență, precum și pentru modificarea și completarea Legii concurenței nr....

March 24, 2020 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

A step into the right direction

The ”Joint statement by the European Competition Network (ECN) on application of competition law during the Corona crisis” which has been published yesterday, 23 March 2020 is an interesting event in the area of the competition rules in the European Union, for several reasons. ...

March 17, 2020 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Richard Wish Liber Amicorum

New Release: Richard Whish Liber Amicorum: Taking Competition Law Outside the Box This Liber Amicorum highlights the global reach of Professor Whish’s influence. Enforcers, academics and practitioners from around the world pay tribute to the mastery of competition law that Professor Whish embodies, and has shared with students...

February 16, 2020 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

A question mark in the Google Shopping case at the General Court

The hearings at the General Court in the Google Shopping case are now in full swing and, as expected, tensions are running high for all those involved in this landmark case of the European Commission. While firm pronouncements are not a surprise when they come...

December 15, 2019 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Păstrați lucrurile bune la Consiliul Concurenței!

http://www.contributors.ro/administratie/pastrați-lucrurile-bune-la-consiliul-concurenței/ Consiliul Concurenței este una dintre cele mai importante autorități publice din România, chiar cea mai importantă pentru mediul economic și pentru consumatori. Apariția acestei autorități a reprezentat o condiție pentru declanșarea negocierilor de aderare la Uniuninea Europeană, în 1997, iar normele legale pe care aceasta...

December 2, 2019 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Nominations for the 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards are now open.

Nominations for the 2020 Antitrust Writing Awards are now open. The present Call for Nominations concerns 3 types of publications: Best Articles: Articles published or accepted for publication in 2019, in both academic journals and professional magazines.Best Soft Laws: Most innovative non-enforcement tools issued by competition agencies...

November 21, 2019 In The professionals of competition By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Competition Law in China

New Release: Wang Xiaoye Liber Amicorum: The Pioneer of Competition Law in China Without Professor Xiaoye Wang, Chinese competition law would not be in the shape it is today. Perhaps the key competition statute – the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) – would not even have been enacted...

July 19, 2019 In Antitrust, Events By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Antitrust and Developing & Emerging Economies Conference

Concurrences in partnership with NYU Law School will hold the sixth annual Antitrust and Developing & Emerging Economies Conference on Friday, November 1 2019 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at NYU Law School. There will be four panels: Rooting out Cartels & Corruption: Where are...

June 29, 2019 In Antitrust By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Interview with Professor Raju Parakkal

StateofCompetition goes video, with an interview with Professor Raju Parakkal of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, one of the key researchers on the spread of the antitrust regimes in the world. You may watch the interview here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOCdtTsfndU&feature=youtu.be ...

June 2, 2019 In Antitrust, Europe By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Call for the strengthening of the EU competition rules enforcement

Time has come to bring the EU competition enforcement to a new level. The competition rules are and must continue to be an essential pillar of the European Union, the cornerstone of its internal market and a guarantee of the prosperity of its citizens. An...