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Digital Merger Control at the 7th Arab Competition Forum

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

Media Pluralism and Competition Law at ERA

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

Democratic Antitrust at Stellenbosch

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

Events

WCNA

Update on Dawn Raids and RFIs

At an event co-hosted by The Competition Law Hub, WU Vienna and the Women in Competition Law Network Austria (WCNA),...
CLH-VCLD

Vienna Competition Law Days 2026

On 24 and 25 September 2026, The Competition Law Hub once again hosts the Vienna Competition Law Days at the Vienna...
ÖZK (002)

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...

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...
DMA

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...
antitrust

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

Vicky

Digital Merger Control at the 7th Arab Competition Forum

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

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

At an instalment of the webinar of the Centre for Competition Law and Economics (CCLE) of the University of Stellenbosch,...

News & Media

Research Fellows

Welcoming the Hub’s Visiting Researchers for Summer 2023

After bidding farewell to Johannes Persch (University of Mannheim), who undertook PhD research on online sales restrictions at The Competition...
Dawn Raids at Red Bull

Dawn Raids at Red Bull

On 21 March 2023, Austrian prime time news show ZiB2 interviewed Vicky Robertson on the European Commission’s dawn raid at...
Salzburger Nachrichten

The Market Power of Big Tech

In an interview with Austrian newspaper Salzburger Nachrichten, Vicky Robertson discusses the market power of Big Tech, their anti-competitive behaviour,...