Below are links to EU Competition Law Newsletters that Cleary publishes.
2025
Lukoil: Court of Justice Confirms Bronner Criteria Apply To Previously State Owned Infrastructure
In Lukoil, the Court of Justice confirmed that the Bronner essential facility doctrine criteria apply to previously state-owned and subsequently privatized infrastructure, provided the dominant undertaking acquired the facility at a competitive price and retains genuine decision-making autonomy over it.
Commission Adopts Second FSR Decision with Remedies in ADNOC Acquisition of Covestro
On November 14, 2025, the Commission conditionally cleared Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (“ADNOC”) c. €15 billion acquisition of German chemicals company Covestro AG (“Covestro”) under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”), following a Phase II review.
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Quarterly Reports
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