Being reclassified as an employee doesn’t necessarily improve working conditions for freelancers. Many important benefits of freelance work could be lost, especially for Europeans who prefer the flexibility and freedom…

Project Disco · October 24, 2022

…algorithms are not engaged in anticompetitive behavior. Antitrust compliance by design, ardently endorsed by the European Commission, should be a consideration for all compliance personnel. Considerations for developing a compliance…

Tawanna Lee · February 14, 2019

…exempts domestic companies from the application of a tax can also amount to State aid. The clearest examples are the recent Commission decisions regarding Hungarian and Polish turnover taxes on…

Alfonso Lamadrid · March 22, 2019

…latter, the former will produce the next generation of great scientists and engineers, but not the disruptive ones we need to keep America on top.   (Graphic courtesy of www.educationcloset.com)…

Daniel O'Connor · July 16, 2012

…the functioning of the markets for the benefit of consumers. Because of the complexity of the dynamics of the digital economy, many competition authorities have recently opened initiatives and consultations…

Marianela Lopez-Galdos · June 29, 2020

…create fit for purpose laws. Let’s address common questions concerning the current state of e-Commerce online in the EU. Is purchase testing enough to have a representative perspective of product…

Mathilde Adjutor · May 12, 2022

…purpose. That logic will, however, be wholly undermined if national competition authorities come to different conclusions as regards a company’s GDPR compliance. In concrete terms, Facebook could potentially be forced…

Jakob Kucharczyk · February 8, 2019

…faced downward pricing pressure from being exposed to more efficient global competition. Although society at large benefitted, those harmed by free trade would organize into a powerful political free trade…

Daniel O'Connor · February 12, 2013

…the pollution example, the factory may be compelled to compensate nearby residents, or it might be required to pay into a clean-up fund. In the content distribution example, compensation might…

Matt Schruers · June 2, 2015

…platforms employed for the coronavirus response, and new systems designed to answer specific questions.” On Tuesday April 14, the Senate Commerce Committee completed a novel “paper hearing” on “Enlisting Big…

Keir Lamont · April 16, 2020