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A platform for independent research into competition law and policy

Computational Antitrust in Action?

At The Hub’s Jour fixe, Fanni Tuominen (Technical University of Graz) presented her research into the use…

Merger Guidance on Democracy

Although the European Union’s draft Merger Guidelines acknowledge that consolidation in digital platforms can harm the democratic…

Steering and User Choice in the DMA

Vicky Robertson and David Führer just published a working paper version of their analysis of Articles 5(4)…

Events

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Insights into the Vienna Competition Law Days 2024

In the current issue of the Austrian Competition Journal (Österreichische Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht), David Führer takes a look back at the Vienna...
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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...

Publications

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Merger Guidance on Democracy

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

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

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

Talks

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Data-Driven Tools, Ancillary Services and Competition Law

At the annual seminar of the WU’s Institute of Business Law in Retz (5 and 6 March 2026), Franziska Guggi...
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Data-Driven Enforcement of Competition Law

On 6 February 2026, Franziska Guggi presented her ongoing PhD research in the Seminar on Recent Developments in EU Competition...
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Legal Research Methodologies

During the Methodology Winter School of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship (CSDC) on 23 January 2026, Vicky...

News & Media

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Book Award for Klaudia Majcher

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

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

On 15 October 2025, the General Court handed down its judgment in Red Bull v Commission, deciding on whether to...