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Biogen probed by Italy over MS...

Biogen probed by Italy over MS drug competition

Italy probes Biogen over alleged attempts to block Sandoz’s MS biosimilar and limit competition in natalizumab drugs.

EU Competition May 9

📃 We published two new #EUCompetition Merger Briefs covering recent cases in the aerospace and dairy sectors.

✈️ “Cleared for Take-Off, Subject to Conditions”

🧀 “FrieslandCampina/Milcobel – A dairy tale”

Read the full briefs 👇
https://link.europa.eu/hGcx3M
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Competition policy briefs

Competition Policy

Max Bank Apr 29

"The DMA wasn't designed to curb the market power of tech companies, but it does slow down the pace at which they gain more market power by partially preventing them from abusing it."
More on our assessment of the DMA review via @netzpolitik_feed
https://netzpolitik.org/2026/bilanz-zum-digital-markets-act-eu-digitalgesetz-ist-kein-selbstlaeufer/

#DMA #digitalsovereignty #breakopenbigtech #EUcompetition

EU-Digitalgesetz ist kein Selbstläufer

Erstmals hat die EU-Kommission überprüft, wie sich der Digital Markets Act in der Praxis bewährt hat. In einem Bericht stellt sie dem EU-Digitalgesetz ein gutes Zeugnis aus. Ganz rosig ist die Lage jedoch nicht.

netzpolitik.org

EU Competition Apr 17

🔴 Today, we welcome Anthony Whelan as Director-General of DG Competition.

We congratulate him on his appointment and look forward to working with him in his new capacity.

#EUCompetition
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Max Bank Feb 9

An important step by DG Competition for open competition in AI assistants & agents. Meta is doing what dominant firms do: closing off markets. If you want to use AI on WhatsApp, you must use Meta’s AI — or none at all. That’s not fair competition. The Commission’s action is thus very welcome.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_310

#Meta #AI #Whatsapp #EUCompetition

Max Bank Jan 27

The Google/Wiz merger needs further scrutiny and should not be cleared. Our joint submission to the EU's competition authority with @openmarkets, @article19_eca, @somo and Balanced Economy Project:
https://rebalance-now.de/en/our-submission-on-the-risks-of-googles-acquisition-of-wiz/
#GoogleWiz #Google #Wiz #MergerControl #EUCompetition

Our submission on the Risks of Google’s Acquisition of Wiz - Rebalance Now

Google intends to acquire the cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion. This would be the largest acquisition in Google’s history and another step toward strengthening Google’s market power. Together with partners, we have submitted a formal submission to the European Competition Authority, urging a thorough investigation of this merger.

Rebalance Now

Netopia.eu Aug 29, 2025

One year since the Draghi Report, EU competition and innovation policy is at a crossroads. It’s vital to align industrial strategy with fairness and market efficiency - Europe's unicorns are many! #EUCompetition #DraghiReport #InnovationPolicy #FP10 sciencebusiness.net/news/plannin...

The Draghi report one year on:...