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EU Competition law—daily round-up (11/01/2024)

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Published on: 11 January 2024

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Antitrust
State aid
Mergers
Russia’s war against Ukraine
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Article summary

A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) (1) Advocate General Kokott’s opinion proposing that the Court of Justice confirm the fine of €2.4m imposed on Google for favouring its own comparison shopping service, (2) Advocate General Szpunar’s opinion concerning national reference from Spain proposing the service of legal documents in a damages action should not be served to Volvo’s Spanish subsidiary, and (3) the Court of Justice dismissing Wizz Air’s appeal against Romanian aid granted to TAROM.

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