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European Competition Network

Overview

The European Commission and the national competition authorities in all EU Member States cooperate with each other through the European Competition Network (ECN).

This creates an effective mechanism to counter companies which engage in cross-border practices restricting competition. As European competition rules are applied by all members of the ECN, the ECN provides means to ensure their effective and consistent application. Through the ECN, the competition authorities inform each other of proposed decisions and take on board comments from the other competition authorities. In this way, the ECN allows the competition authorities to pool their experience and identify best practices. Read more >

The Members of the ECN have also engaged in cooperation and exchange of best practices in the area of merger control by setting up an EU Merger Working Group. Read more >

What's new?

16 December 2011 ECN Brief - Extended Issue on Food & Retail pdf
09 November 2011 Best Practices on cooperation between EU National Competition Authorities In Merger Review pdf
18 October 2011 Ninth issue of the ECN Brief pdf
14 July 2011 Eight issue of the ECN Brief pdf
16 May 2011 Seventh issue of the ECN Brief pdf
28 April 2011 Public consultation: Best practices for cooperation among EU national competition authorities (mergers)
28 February 2011 Sixth issue of the ECN Brief pdf
16 December 2010 Resolutions of the Meeting of Heads of the European competition authorities of 16/17 November:


Other ECN documents (e.g. Model Leniency Programme)