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Unpacking “America First” Antitrust for Europeans
CPI
The past week has seen two major antitrust policy speeches given in the U.S. by the new head of the Antitrust Division, Gail Slater, and newly confirmed FTC Commissioner Mark Meador: AAG Slater gave her Remarks on “The Conservative Roots of America First Antitrust Enforcement”[2] at Notre Dame Law School (home of her Principal Deputy, Prof. Roger Alford), while Commissioner Meador delivered a speech based on his scholarly essay, “Antitrust Policy for the Conservative”[3] at an event co-hosted by American Compass and the Conservative Partnership Institute.
7 May 2025
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Europe Must Break Free from Its Digital Dependence
www.project-syndicate.org
The European Union’s digital policy has focused almost exclusively on regulating apps and services, leaving it dangerously dependent on US tech giants and unable to compete globally. Recognizing that the status quo is unsustainable, business leaders are now leading efforts to secure the bloc’s digital future.
12 March 2025
What Should Europe’s “Do Something!” Moment Mean for Competition?
Competition Policy International
Mario Draghi’s recent plea “Do Something!” before the European Parliament was an exasperated call to action for European institutions failing to adopt the recommendations from his September 2024 report – while Europe’s structural economic and geopolitical crisis is deepening. Can European competition policy, which managed to remain broadly impervious to the major antitrust revamp of the previous U.S. administration, also fail to adapt to a profound adverse change in Europe’s economic outlook?
26 February 2025
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Trump 2.0 Will Challenge the European “Competition Safe Spaces”
ProMarket.org
Despite fundamental changes in the real economy, and strides in the regulation of privacy, data, and digital markets, antitrust practice and discourse in Europe are still conducted in “safe spaces” where the antitrust community resists change and remains attached to neoliberal approaches and efficiency goals. But the Trump Administration will not just signify a wholesale return to pre-NeoBrandeisian times (as many in Europe hope): indeed Europeans hiding in their “safe spaces” may well be surprised, writes Cristina Caffarra.
17 December 2024
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The “Sovereign Democratic Infrastructure” Hyperscalers Trick: Why We Shouldn’t Fall for It, and What We Should Do Instead
TechPolicy.Press
8 December 2024