New EU Payments Rules: Will Europe Stay Open for Business?
Imagine that the online purchase of your flight ticket is blocked, that you suddenly can’t download a movie on your […]
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Data Flows: What’s Really at Stake in the “Schrems II Case”
The transfer of data is an intricate part of our digitised economy and society. But in Europe, there are only […]
Brussels Strikes Down a Third National Tax… Is the French Digital Tax Next?
Finance ministers in Europe might want to take note of the European Commission’s increased scrutiny of national taxes that conflict […]
Legal experts: National digital taxes constitute state aid that must be pre-cleared by the EU
Some EU countries are rushing ahead with national digital taxes targeted at so-called “tech giants”. However, do these national digital […]
Unilateral Digital Service Taxes and EU State Aid Rules: the elephant in the room
This post originally appeared on the Chillin’Competition blog. We have always cautioned against the application of different rules and standards […]
EU Copyright Directive: The Final Countdown
At the end of January, DisCo published a post titled “Copyright Reform: the End?” stating that a final compromise between […]
New study: French consumers and firms will pay most of French digital tax
The costs of a digital tax would mostly be borne by consumers and businesses that use digital marketplaces – not […]
European Elections and the Fight Against Online Terrorist Content
Between May 23 and May 26, 2019, close to 450 million European citizens will elect over 700 Members of the […]
Tragedy of the Successful Firm: Q&A with Konstantinos Stylianou
Dr. Konstantinos Stylianou is an Assistant Professor in Competition Law and Regulation and the Deputy Director of the Centre for […]
The German FCO’s Facebook Case: Blurring The Line Between Competition And Data Protection Enforcement
This week Germany’s Bundeskartellamt, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO), made the news by issuing a decision against Facebook for the […]
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