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EU competition law daily update: mergers, antitrust appeal, Foreign Subsidies Regulation, state aid and Ukraine crisis measures (17 March 2025)

Published on: 17 March 2025

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Mergers

  • The Commission has been notified of CDPE/Trilantic/Agri Holding (M.11880) under the simplified merger procedure.
  • Commitments were submitted in M.11253 involving Safran and part of Collins Aerospace’s actuation and flight control business.

For live merger reviews, see EU mergers—ongoing cases tracker.

Antitrust

  • Meta Platforms and Meta Platforms Ireland have filed Case T–66/25 before the General Court, contesting the Commission’s decision in Meta (Facebook Marketplace) (AT.40684).

For live antitrust appeals, see General Court appeals—ongoing cases tracker.

Foreign Subsidy Regulation

  • The Commission has received a concentration notification in Omnicom/IPG (FS.100190).

For live Foreign Subsidies Regulation probes, see Foreign Subsidies Regulation—ongoing cases tracker.

State aid

  • Under EU State aid rules, the Commission approved a Czech scheme (€90m) to support building, refurbishing, and acquiring affordable rental homes—see Midday Express.

For live State aid decisions and investigations, see EU State aid decisions—ongoing cases tracker.

Russian’s invasion of Ukraine

  • Under the State Aid Temporary Crises and Transition Framework, the Commission cleared a Spanish scheme (€699m) for energy storage investments to advance the net-zero transition—see Midday Express.

For TCF/TCTF decisions related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, see EU State aid decisions—TCF and TCTF.

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