New Competition Law Reform: Pros and Cons

New Competition Law Reform: Pros and Cons

On Wednesday, the Federal Cabinet approved a draft bill for a new reform of competition law. It is aimed at making limited changes and simplifications. The Bundestag will consider the bill after the summer recess. We participated in the brief consultation on the first...
Break up Google: the decisive phase begins

Break up Google: the decisive phase begins

The EU has ruled that Google is abusing its market power in online advertising. The company must pay a fine of 2.95 billion euros for this in Europe. But fines alone achieve little. Google still needs to be split up. Although it has been postponed, it is fortunately...
Tech regulation on the brink

Tech regulation on the brink

The EU must limit the power of tech companies. It must not give in to Trump’s attacks on the EU’s digital laws. Together with over 50 partners, we called on von der Leyen to do just that this week. It is a highly problematic sign that the EU Commission is...