The European Competition Network considers that companies may need to cooperate to mitigate the effects of the Russo-Ukrainian war and the EU Commission adopts a Temporary Crisis Framework permitting more State aid

Russian invasion of Ukraine prompts ECN guidance on application of EU competition rules and European Commission’s adoption of State aid crisis framework The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has prompted European competition enforcers to reassess the application of the EU competition rules in light of the geopolitical crisis and serious economic shocks it has generated, e.g., through disruptions to global supply chains and the effect of sanctions on international trade. This has resulted in the recent publication by European competition enforcers of two guidance measures: (i) the adoption by the European Competition Network (“ECN”), the body bringing together the European Commission (“Commission”), the national competition authorities of the EU Member States and the EFTA