Market definition and market power assessment are two fundamental steps carried out by competition authorities – and later on reviewed by courts – whenever dealing with alleged breaches of competition law by undertakings. They are, however, mostly centered in selling side cases. This paper...

This paper assesses the risks, rationale and justification for the rules on centralisation and aggregation of public procurement in Directive 2014/24. The paper explores the justifications advanced for the aggregation of purchasing and the countervailing risks it generates. In both cases, it...