Giuseppe Conte

"Commission launches public consultation on draft Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines"* I. Introduction On 13 February, the Commission launched a public consultation on draft Guidelines on the assessment of non-horizontal mergers under the Merger Regulation. Non-horizontal mergers include (...)

Gaz de France/Suez : Keeping energy markets in Belgium and France open and contestable through far-reaching remedies* I. Introduction Following an in-depth investigation, the Commission approved under the EU Merger Regulation the merger between Gaz de France (‘GDF‘) and the Suez Group on 14 (...)

"EDP/ENI/GDP : the Commission prohibits a merger between gas and electricity national incumbents"* On 9 December 2004, the European Commission decided to block the proposed acquisition of Gás de Portugal (GDP), the incumbent gas company in Portugal, by both Energias de Portugal (EDP), the (...)