Competition Stories: July 2025 – December 2025
The EU competition landscape is seeing a surge in parallel investigations, especially in digital markets where the European Commission and national competition authorities (NCAs) often pursue the same conduct. The WhatsApp AI‑provider policy sparked simultaneous probes by the Commission and Italy’s competition authority, while the Amazon Buy Box case reaffirmed that Article 11(6) only blocks national action when the EU inquiry covers the identical market and period. In contrast, the Google AdTech investigation was centralised at the EU level, avoiding duplication. These developments highlight growing tensions over case allocation within the European Competition Network and the need for clearer coordination mechanisms.
Fairness and Redistribution in Antitrust Law
The article argues that antitrust law is designed solely to protect competitive output, not to achieve wealth redistribution, with the Robinson‑Patman Act as its only exception. It traces the Act’s origin to a 1930s lobbying effort by independent grocers who...
