The EU is currently re-conceptualizing the goals of competition law and their place within the EC Treaty. Whereas the Draft Reform Treaty is emphasizing the weight of public policy goals vis-à-vis the goal of undistorted competition, the EU Commission has made an effort to remove...

German Abstract: Im letzten Jahrzehnt hat die Idee der privaten Rechtsdurchsetzung den rechtswissenschaftlichen Diskurs im Marktordnungsrecht wie kaum ein anderes Thema dominiert. Das im US-amerikanischen Recht wurzelnde Konzept des „private attorney general“ bot eine Grundlage,...

Interoperability has become a buzzword in European policy debates on the future of the digital economy. In its Digital Agenda, the EU Commission has identified a lack of interoperability as one of the significant obstacles for the thriving of the digital economy. The EU Commission and a number...