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A new stage for postal regulation? Insights from recent

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Unlocking the potential of African-European green hydrogen trade

November 13, 2024
Three barriers that need to be addressed by policy to grow the African hydrogen industry and lower transition...

VODAFONE/3 UK: Signs of A new playbook for mobile mergers?

September 30, 2024
Interpreting the CMA’s provisional findings The CMA is concerned that Vodafone/3 UK will lead to increased prices On...

The price-cost test in the Art 102 new draft guidelines: when and how to use it

August 8, 2024
The European Commission has published the long-awaited new draft Guidelines on the application of Article 102. The document...

Generative AI Partnerships: Separating Good from Bad

August 1, 2024
Generative AI promises to reshape the digital world. Agreement is widespread that this technology will have a significant...

The Road Becomes Clearer

July 30, 2024
The Commission provides initial clarifications on distortion and balancing tests. In a recent staff working paper, the Commission...

Cloud on the regulatory horizon? A time of reckoning for the EU telecoms industry

June 24, 2024
Cloud is subject to regulatory scrutiny To achieve the EU’s “Digital Decade” targets, significant investments in cloud infrastructure...

Reduced regulation for telecoms? A time of reckoning for the EU telecoms industry

May 6, 2024
EU Telecoms regulation soon to get a revamp The EU may soon see a significant shift in telecoms...

Quality: A game changer in market definition?

March 14, 2024
A key change in the recently published Market Definition Notice is the greater emphasis on non-price elements as...

4-to-3 – back to 4? A time of reckoning for the EU telecoms industry

February 22, 2024
4-to-3 mobile mergers appear to be making a comeback in Europe after an 8-year hiatus. Operators have been...

Biosolutions: a series of overlooked climate technologies

February 14, 2024
The world is facing existential threats from climate change, loss of biodiversity, and a growing population. To overcome...

Daring to compete – Discarding the AEC test may significantly harm competition in the postal sector

December 21, 2023
Since its introduction, the as-efficient competitor (AEC) test has played a pivotal role in the economic assessment of...

Navigating the complexities of the green transition: our considered approach to risk analysis

December 12, 2023
To meet the Paris Agreement and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we must transform the world’s energy systems over...

Digital ecosystem mergers: a convenient lock-in?

November 30, 2023
The recent Booking/eTraveli merger investigation marked the first time the European Commission (the “Commission”) concluded that a merger...

An affordable green transition: the what and the how

November 22, 2023
What policymakers should know about energy transition affordability: three critical policy ELEMENTS when stepping up from “STEPS” to...

A new stage for postal regulation? Insights from recent developments in Denmark

September 26, 2023
What will be the next stage for postal sector regulation in the EU? According to the Danish example,...

6 reflections on the recent designation of gatekeepers under the DMA

September 11, 2023
Highly anticipated since the DMA came into force late last year, the European Commission last week announced which...