This chapter discusses the rationale for State aid control as part of competition law. Like in other areas of EU competition law, such as abuse of dominance and merger control, there is a clear shift towards a ‘more economic approach' and a stronger focus on efficiency. However, this stronger...

This article analyses the current regulatory framework governing transnational restrictive business practices. It identifies key gaps that provide room for anticompetitive practices to flourish, causing cross-border transfer of wealth, typically from less affluent states. The economic harm...

This paper analyses the role of third parties in the enforcement of the Foreign Subsidy Regulation (FSR). It focuses on competitors, customers, and suppliers – market participants directly affected by distortive foreign subsidies – as a special form of third parties.Third parties might have...