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Digital Merger Control at the 7th Arab Competition Forum

October 29, 2026

On 29 October 2026, Vicky Robertson was invited to contribute to the panel on digital merger control…

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Media Pluralism and Competition Law at ERA

October 15, 2026

At the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier, Vicky Robertson discussed media pluralism, democracy and competition…

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Democratic Antitrust at Stellenbosch

October 14, 2026

At an instalment of the webinar of the Centre for Competition Law and Economics (CCLE) of the…

Events

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Workshop on Market Definition

November 20, 2024
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

September 13, 2024
On 12 and 13 September 2024, The Competition Law Hub once again hosted the Vienna Competition Law Days at the...
Competition Law in Conversation with Magali Eben and Büttner Thomas 1120233

The Market Definition Notice 2024

March 18, 2024
In February 2024, the European Commission published its revised Market Definition Notice. For the first time, this new instrument contains...
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Publications

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Merger Guidance on Democracy

June 9, 2026
Although the European Union’s draft Merger Guidelines acknowledge that consolidation in digital platforms can harm the democratic process, they need...
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Steering and User Choice in the DMA

April 29, 2026
Vicky Robertson and David Führer just published a working paper version of their analysis of Articles 5(4) and 5(5) Digital...
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Special Issue on the EU Market Definition Notice

March 12, 2026
The European Commission’s revised Market Definition Notice, published in 2024, brought many changes and updates to this central analytical step...
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Talks

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Digital Merger Control at the 7th Arab Competition Forum

October 29, 2026
On 29 October 2026, Vicky Robertson was invited to contribute to the panel on digital merger control at the 7th...
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Media Pluralism and Competition Law at ERA

October 15, 2026
At the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Trier, Vicky Robertson discussed media pluralism, democracy and competition law at ERA’s...
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Democratic Antitrust at Stellenbosch

October 14, 2026
At an instalment of the webinar of the Centre for Competition Law and Economics (CCLE) of the University of Stellenbosch,...
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News & Media

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The Austrian Brau Union Case Unsettles Heineken

October 1, 2026
In a recent interview with Orla McDonald from the Dutch Het Financieele Dagblad, Vicky Robertson discussed the developing case law...
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Book Award for Klaudia Majcher

April 28, 2026
Klaudia Majcher’s book on ‘Coherence between Data Protection and Competition Law in Digital Markets’ was awarded the Irena & Jerzy...
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Fabian Ziermann awarded PhD

March 23, 2026
On 23 March 2026, Fabian Ziermann successfully defended his doctoral thesis entitled ‘Player Copyrights and Antitrust Ecosystems in eSports and...
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