Kontrola w czasach zarazy – wyzwania dla kontroli koncentracji wynikające z pandemii koronawirusa z perspektywy europejskiej
Mergers at the time of the ‘plague’ – Challenges for merger control resulting from the coronavirus pandemic from the European perspective

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses challenges to merger control posed by the coronavirus pandemic as seen from a European perspective. It provides an overview of these challenges, which it divides into three categories: (i) practical challenges faced by the DG COMP, (ii) issues related to the overall merger control policy and associated pressure for reform, and (iii) challenges to the assessment of concentrations in individual cases notified to the Commission. The article argues for preserving rigorous standards of merger control, while claiming that the tools that the European Commission has in its hands are sufficient to meet the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic may pose for various aspects of competition assessment and competition proceedings.

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