Kristóf Kovács is case officer at DG COMP (European Commission).
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"RWE/Essent: On the Borderline"* I. Introduction On 29 April 2009, the Commission was notified by RWE Aktiengesellschaft (“RWE”) of its intent to acquire sole control of ESSENT N.V. (“Essent”) by way of a private offer. The Commission’s investigation revealed that the proposed (...)
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The Vattenfall / Nuon Energy case — Upholding competition on electricity retail markets in Germany* I. Introduction The Vattenfall/Nuon case concerned the merger between two energy utilities with activities in both electricity and gas markets. However, the only significant overlaps between (...)
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"The E.ON electricity cases: an antitrust decision with structural remedies"* I. Introduction On 26 November 2008 the Commission adopted a commitment decision addressed to E.ON AG for suspected infringements of EU competition law involving the German electricity markets. For the first time (...)
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"The Energy Sector Inquiry: conclusions and way forward"* I. Introduction On 10 January 2007, after an 18 month investigation, the Commission published the final report on the sector inquiry carried out by DG Competition into the gas and electricity markets in the EU (Commission (...)
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DONG/Elsam/E2: Remedying competition problems in an energy merger through infrastructure unbundling and gas release* 1. Introduction Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission on 14 March 2006 authorised — subject to commitments — the acquisition by Danish natural gas (...)
