Adolfo Barberá del Rosal is Head of Unit at the European Parliament, currently seconded to the Brexit Task Force under the leadership of Michel Barnier. Between 2010 and 2017 he was the Head of the Secretariat of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and, before that, an administrator in the same Secretariat (2007-2010). Before joining the European Parliament, he was an official of the European Commission for 15 years, with the larger part of his Commission career spent in the policy areas of Competition (State Aid [1998-2001]; antitrust [2005-2007]) and External Relations (DG Development [1992-1997]; EC Delegation in Argentina [2002-2005]). He started his professional career at Kemmler Rapp Böhlke and Crosby (1990-1992), acquiring extensive experience in the areas of antitrust and merger control. He holds a Degree in law (Universidad de Valencia, Spain) and a Special Degree in European Law (Institut d’Etudes Europeennes, Université Libre de Bruxelles).
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"Commission imposes a penalty payment pursuant to Article 24(2) of Regulation 1/2003 on Microsoft"* 1. Introduction On 12 July 2006 the Commission adopted a decision to levy a penalty payment of EUR 280.5 million on Microsoft for continued non compliance with the Commission Decision of 24 (...)
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"Business taxation distorting the Common market – An important ruling on State aid by the Court of First Instance"* 1. Introduction The question of state aids in form of tax measures has never been as pressing as in the present. After the completion of the single market and the liberalisation (...)
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"The new Multisectoral Framework for large investment projects"* On 13 February 2002, the European Commission approved a major reform to establish a faster, simpler and more accountable control system of Government support to large investments in the EU . The so-called ‘Multisectoral Framework (...)
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"Spain — The Commission authorizes a State aid package worth € 152 million in favour of General Electric for its new polycarbonate plant in Cartagena"* General Electric’s new plant will cost € 630 million. Production of polycarbonate resins will start on 2002. This will be the second plant that (...)
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"Extension of the validity of the Multisectoral Framework on regional aid for large investment projects and of the Code on aid to the synthetic fibres industry"* The current Multisectoral Framework on regional aid for large investment projects was adopted in 1997 and entered into force on 1 (...)
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