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EU competition law update: merger clearances/filings; unlawful German State aid to Ryanair/Frankfurt‑Hahn; Condor appeal; Mario Draghi competitiveness report; upcoming dates—9 September 2024

Published on: 10 September 2024

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Mergers

  • The Commission cleared Compass Group’s acquisition of DR Holding (M.11664) following phase I—see further, Midday Express.
  • Notifications under the simplified procedure were received for:
    • Utmost Group/Lombard International Assurance Holdings (M.11682)
    • Tubacex/Mubadala/Spanish JV/UAE JB (M.11633)
    • Tikehau Capital/Bouygues/Serena Industrial Partners/Bellova JV (M.11705)

NOTE—For all live merger investigations, see further, EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker.

State aid

  • The Commission held three German measures benefitting Ryanair and Frankfurt-Hahn to be unlawful State aid. Germany must recover the incompatible aid, plus interest. Separately, other public funding for Frankfurt-Hahn, Haitec AG and Ryanair was found not to be State aid—see further, press release.
  • The application in Case C-505/24 P Condor Flugdienst v Ryanair has been published, appealing the General Court’s judgment in Case T-28/22, which partly dismissed an action to annul the Commission’s decision in SA.63203—Restructuring of Condor—see further, application.

NOTE—For all live State aid matters before the Court of Justice, see further, Court of Justice State aid appeals—ongoing cases tracker.

Competition policy

Former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has released a report, ‘The future of European competitiveness’—see further, press release and report.

NOTE—For ongoing EU competition law developments, see further, EU competition horizon scanning—2024 and beyond.

Upcoming dates

For dates of forthcoming EU competition developments, see further, EU Competition calendar...

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