The Competition
Law Hub

A platform for independent research into competition law and policy

Tech Plutocracy and Competition Law

Against the background of Big Tech’s growing influence with the US President, the Verfassungsblog is hosting a…

Antitrust Writing Awards 2025

The nominations are out – and Fabian Ziermann’s article on ‘Dark patterns: Can criminal law remedy the…

Judicial Review in Competition Law

In the recent Mapping Judicial Review project, academics from the EU and UK assessed how national competition…

Events

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Workshop on Market Definition

On 8 February 2024, the European Commission published its new Market Definition Notice 2024. This Notice consolidates knowledge and Commission practice...
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Vienna Competition Law Days 2024

On 12 and 13 September 2024, The Competition Law Hub once again hosted the Vienna Competition Law Days at the...
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The Market Definition Notice 2024

In February 2024, the European Commission published its revised Market Definition Notice. For the first time, this new instrument contains...

Publications

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Digital Democracy and Competition Law

On 6 December 2024, Vicky Robertson will be discussing the interplay between democracy, competition law and digital markets at the...
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COVID-19 and State Aid in Aviation

Petar Petrov’s article on the annulment by the General Court of the German support scheme granted to Deutsche Lufthansa in...
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Dark Patterns: Antitrust or Criminal Law?

Fabian Ziermann's recent article, entitled ‘Dark patterns: Can criminal law remedy the shortcomings of antitrust law?’ was published in the New...

Talks

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Competition & Democracy at the OECD

On 6 December 2024, Vicky Robertson was invited to join the OECD Competition Committee Roundtable in Paris to discuss the...
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Enforcement of the DMA

On 21 and 22 November 2024, ARTICLE 19, Università di Trento, Université de Namur, Hertie School’s Centre for Digital Governance...
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ICN Merger Workshop 2024

From 13 to 15 November 2024, the Merger Workshop of the International Competition Network took place in Taipei. Vicky Robertson...

News & Media

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Antitrust Writing Awards 2025

The nominations are out – and Fabian Ziermann’s article on ‘Dark patterns: Can criminal law remedy the shortcomings of antitrust...
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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"....
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ICN NGA for DG COMP

Vicky Robertson was selected as a Non-Governmental Advisor (NGA) to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition (DG COMP) at the...