Mathew Heim ▪️

International competition policy; Senior Fellow, GW Comp & Innovation; Door Tenant, Tanfield Chambers, UK. Views are my own; retweets aren’t endorsements etc.

[Lazar Radic @laz_radic]

1/ My new white paper w @AuerDirk examines whether the EU's push for digital regulation hinders its own startup ambitions. We argue there's a fundamental tension between the EU's Digital Agenda and its goal of building a thriving tech ecosystem. https://t.co/UZYQLRTSx3

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

Interested in Article 102 antitrust investigations? My paper analysing the European Commission’s paractice of abandoning formal investigations without any decision is out in @JECLAP. See below. Happy reading! @GWUCIL

[The GW Competition & Innovation Lab @CILab0]

Over 20% of DG COMP’s formal Article 102 cases end without a decision—half for lack of evidence, half via alternative resolutions. Senior Fellow @MathewHeim calls for more transparency to boost legal certainty & policy impact in a new published paper: https://t.co/qyNAItKEKt

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

@Sandbach Living it. Spain too

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

@lewis_crofts @realDonaldTrump What will it mean for other countries that have adopted similar rules….? 😬

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

@jcbcp @POLITICOEurope Exciting! Congrats, Jacob

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

A great opportunity to work at the heart of competition policy research! Grab it while it's hot!

[The GW Competition & Innovation Lab @CILab0]

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[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

Did you know that 20% of the EU Commission's formal Art 102 investigations were abandoned without any findings? My working paper - https://t.co/j2pHczRTCD - explores these cases and various policy options. Comments are welcome. Many thanks to @ProfPortuese and @GWUCIL

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

@ErikHovenkamp One might suspect an increase in lobbying indicates that non-competition issues weigh on decision-makers’ minds and that they enjoy a significant margin of discretion that parties - on all sides - seek to address… I’ll now go read the paper!

[The GW Competition & Innovation Lab @CILab0]

🌟 Join Us for an Exclusive Webinar! 🌟
📅 Date: December 12
🎬 Topic: "What, Why, How? Exploring the European Union’s Ambitions in Competition Policy Reforms"

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[The GW Competition & Innovation Lab @CILab0]

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This would not have been possible without the dedication of our scholars and practitioners, active across the globe.

Check out our past events and keep tuned to be part of our next events:
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[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

Interested in the interplay between competition policy and democracy? Important discussion at the OECD today where I presented the @BusinessatOECD perspective which you can read here https://t.co/fBwWHB3jJT. Thanks to @OECD_BizFin for the excellent debate

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

@CompetitionProf @ThomasPHI2 Ouch

[The GW Competition & Innovation Lab @CILab0]

WHAT, WHY AND HOW? EXPLORING THE EUROPEAN UNION'S AMBITIOUS COMPETITION POLICY REFORMS

Join us on December 12, 2024, at 9:30 AM EST / 3:30 PM CET for an in-depth discussion as the European Commission sets out to modernize EU competition law. This webinar will address the Commission’s mandate to tackle critical challenges like:

- Merger review and enforcement under antitrust rules.
- The impact of the Digital Markets Act and Foreign Subsidies Act.
- Geo-political threats and declining European productivity.

Our expert panel will discuss the mandate outlined by European Commission and explore strategies for addressing Europe’s competition policy challenges at home and abroad.

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This webinar will also be streamed live on all our social media platforms!

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

@ProfSchrepel Would this be summed up by ‘the perfect is the enemy of the good’?

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Writing Editing

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

The European Court continues to have an important docket of competition cases coming down the line … hopefully more clarification and legal certainty to come..,!

[EU Court of Justice @EUCourtPress]

#ECJHighlights
⚖️ 18/09 (J): @Google Alphabet v @EU_Commission’s fine #AdSense (T-334/19)
⚖️ 19/09 (J): #UK aid scheme for certain multinational groups #TaxRuling (3 cases)
⚖️ 19/09 (J): @bookingcom - price parity clauses (C-264/23)

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

@simonvandorpe And in a world where some other jurisdictions are doing the same. Might create some interesting dynamics over the next few years …

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

@StephanieBodoni @LucFrieden Wow! Awesome news. Congrats, Stephanie!

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

30 years ago to the day I took a Spanish girl on a first date to a @george_clinton concert … what kind of sorcery did he weave?! We are still together to this day - ‘there ain’t no party like a P-Funk party ‘cos a P-Funk party don’t stop’. Prophetic…

[Mathew Heim ▪️ @MathewHeim]

With @rafaerparisi and @ProfPortuese we have kicked off a research project looking at incentives to compete amongst competition agencies! If you would like to take part or discuss our preliminary findings, get in touch!

[The GW Competition & Innovation Lab @CILab0]

The GW CIL is proud to announce the start of a new project led by Senior Fellows Mathew Heim and Rafael Rossini Parisi analyzing competition between antitrust agencies with!

Visit our site to see the full project description: https://t.co/KyjBew9DMl