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 Antitrust.
Mergers. Liberalization. State

aid.

 What
Why

does Antitrust means?

do we need Antitrust? base on 2 central rules:

Create

- Anticompetitive agreement. - Abuse of dominant position.

 Agree

to avoid competing. Fix prices. Limit production. Share market or customers. fix resale prices (between a producer and its distributors).

 Charging

unreasonably high prices. Selling at artificially low prices with purpose. Requiring consumers to buy a product which is artificially related to an in-demand product. Refusing to deal with certain customers. Offering special discounts to customers.

 The

first alternative requires:

a combined worldwide turnover of all the merging firms over 5.000 mils. An EU-wide turnover for each of at least 2 of the firm over 250 mils.

 The

2nd alternative requires:

a worldwide turnover of al the merging firms over 2500 mils. A turnover of over 2500 mils for each of at least two of the firms in each of the 3 member states included under II. A combined turnover of al the merging firms over 100 mils in each of at least 3 member states EU- wide turnover of each of at least 2 firms of more than 100 mils.

 In

May 2012, the Commission launched a major modernisation initiative:

Aimed

at making it easier for Member States to use aid targeted at market failures and objectives of common European interest. its enforcement on cases with the biggest impact on the internal market, streamlining rules and taking faster decisions.

Focus

First,

Have state authorities given support ? Is the support selective ? Is the support likely to affect trade between EU countries? General tax measures and employment legislation: Has competition been distorted or might it be in future?

the Commission has to answer these questions:

 State

aid that a business in difficulty or a new venture can eventually become profitable and if it is in the interests of the EU (e.g. by preserving or creating jobs).
consumers will benefit or other businesses will be harmed.

Whether

EU governments must inform the European Commission about planned subsidies and other support before granting it. When a formal investigation is required. They consider all aspects before reaching a final decision. The European Commission also investigates support it
Gives statistics on the overall amount and type of support given by each EU country.

 It

shows that most support previously given to individual companies or industries has now been redirected to activities in the EUs common interest. This should help make the European economy more competitive on the global market.