Competition laws in Europe have already been partially harmonised. However, the merger control regimes of the EU and … State.Against this backdrop, it has been suggested that the merger control regimes across Europe could be fully harmonised … by way of a common merger control rulebook. In our view, such a rulebook should not simply replicate the existing EU …

reform would make EU merger control more comprehensive by providing a targeted toolkit against all types of harm that company …

procedures for merger control. We describe the main constituencies (both internal and external) involved in merger control in … decision. With a strong federal government that has extensive competences for regulation, merger control on competition grounds …

aggressively when setting prices or output. We argue that current antitrust law as well as merger control practice invites sneaky … the control criterion still predominant in German and European merger control. Moreover, in order to account for sneaky …

The role of merger control is to protect the interests of consumers over those of major corporations. To improve this … protection, European merger control underwent comprehensive reforms in 2004. The aim was to increase the importance of economic …