Discussing European Champions in El País

The recent Draghi Report makes many recommendations to boost European competitiveness. One of them: a revived call for “European champions”. Vicky Robertson was interviewed by Manuel V. Gómez from El País about the usefulness and implications of reopening this new debate. Her take: be careful what you wish for – with market power comes the ability to abuse that market power, and competition authorities need to be equipped to safeguard competition vis-à-vis powerful companies, no matter where they are domiciled. Read the article here.