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October 14, 2012 In Free Market By Dr. Valentin Mircea

La tentation d’ouvrir la boite de Pandore (The temptation to open the Pandora’s box)

The recent proposals of Monsieur Arnaud Montebourg, the French minister for productivity recovery (yes, there is such a position in the French government - "redresseement productif", in original, in French), raised some eyes brows.M.Montebourg addressed a letter to the President of the European Commission, in...

September 14, 2012 In Cases and Decisions By Dr. Valentin Mircea

The Commission vs.Gazprom

Professor Alan Riley has a thoughtful article in Wall-Street Journal - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443921504577643173700034222.html - on the stakes of the recent investigation opened by the European Commisson into EU dealings of the giant Gazprom.This investigation, like any other investigation of the European Commission, lies on real (and worrisome) antitrust issues....

September 14, 2012 In Communications and Technology By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Smartphones, mobile networks and competition

The author's point in this aticle - http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-iphone-wireless-subsidies-20120912,0,7775846.story - is mostly correct. I would add that subsidizing handsets works in a similar way with taxation - a few benefit but everybody pays. The subsidies of the mobile phone companies are eventually costs, "shared" by all the subscribers of that...

August 31, 2012 In Free Market By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Too young, too good to die – Johnny Munkhammar

On 13 August 2012 Johnny Munkhammar was finally defeated by a merciless malady and he stepped out of this world ! He really was to young to die (not even 38) and he was to good to die ! Johnny Munkhammar was, as he put it, a...

August 29, 2012 In Cases and Decisions By Dr. Valentin Mircea

The European Court of Justice confirms denial of legal standing for intervention by single victims of an infringement

Is this the right decision ?Would a more nuanced position of ECJ help proceedings in public and private enforcement ?In a series of orders of the President of the Court in several related cases - C-589/11 P(I) - Schenker v Air France and Commission, C-590/11 P(I) -...

August 26, 2012 In Communications and Technology By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Apple vs.Samsung – something good about!

The recent ruling of the jury in Northern District of California in favor of Apple is still a very hot issue and is still sending hit waves around the world. The ruling comes after one of the most important legal battles between the two giants...

August 22, 2012 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

“Blogul-de-concurenta” becomes “Stateofcompetition”

From today, "Blogul-de-concurenta" becomes "Stateofcompetition" !This is not just an change of name, but announces that this blog intends to cover in the future a wider range of issues, extending from competition itself into such directions as the freedom of the enterprises, innovation and the...

August 18, 2012 In Cases and Decisions, Free Market By Dr. Valentin Mircea

The Role of the Constitutional Court of Romania in guaranteeing the functioning of the market economy

The paper has been published in the book "Repere actuale ale jurisprudentei Curtii Constitutionale", edited by Judge Silviu Barbu of the Brasov Court of Appeal, lecturer in law at the Law School of the Bucharest University and published recently (July 2012) at Indaco Systems Publishing...

July 21, 2012 In Cases and Decisions, Communications and Technology By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Microsoft did it again ?

From the old times we know that errare humanum est, perseverare diabolicum. This means, in legal terms, that the recidivism will increase the charges of the infringer.Let's remember some facts.On 27 June 2012, the software giant received a blow from the General Court, which...

July 8, 2012 In Uncategorized By Dr. Valentin Mircea

Consiliul Concurentei beneficiaza de asistenta Bancii Mondiale

In urma cu 2 ani, in 2010, o echipa a Bancii Mondiale a realizat un audit detaliat al Consiliului Concurentei si al activitatilor desfasurate, la cererea institutiei noastre (!). Concluziile echipei Bancii Mondiale au fost insusite de Guvernul Romaniei iar unele dintre masurile propuse au...