Collaboration among competitors & COVID-19: The impact on EU and national case laws

The first case of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) was confirmed in late 2019, and a pandemic was declared by the World Health Organisation in March 2020. Following this declaration, governments worldwide have taken extraordinary measures to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Measures are being tested, introduced and revised daily to fight the effects on the global economy, including measures taken by competition authorities. Since the previous Special Issue of e-Competitions on the impact of COVID-19 on competition law two weeks ago, over 100 contributions have been, addressing the whole spectrum of competition law. Most notably, competition authorities have provided significant guidance regarding collaboration amongst competitors to overcome the challenges raised by COVID-19 such