by Aline Blankertz | 27.10.2025 | Basics
The European control of abuse of dominance provides for the prohibition of exploitative abuse by companies. Exploitative abuse occurs, for example, when companies set excessive prices or make excessive profits. However, the EU competition authority DG Competition has...
by Aline Blankertz | 24.09.2025 | Basics
Mergers are a key element of strategies to increase market power and/or leverage it into adjacent markets. The European Commission is reviewing its Merger Guidelines which provide guidance on the Commission’s practice when assessing mergers within the legal framework...
by Aline Blankertz | 02.06.2025 | Big Tech, News
On May 29, the Minister of State for Culture, Wolfram Weimer, proposed a 10% advertising levy based on the Austrian model. We welcome this proposal. After all, digital companies continue to pay significantly lower taxes than other companies (9.5% instead of 23.3%...
by Aline Blankertz | 20.05.2025 | Nicht kategorisiert
Rebalance Now will present four times at re:publica from May 26 to 28. We are looking forward to the exchange on site! We will be covering various topics relating to digital monopolies, AI and competition, here is a brief overview: “Good Tech vs. Big Tech: How...
by Aline Blankertz | 07.05.2025 | Big Tech
What does it actually take for alternatives to big tech offerings to prevail – and remain different? Aline Blankertz and Svea Windwehr have investigated this question in the TechREG Chronicle of Competition Policy International. They look at alternatives that...
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