Essential Antitrust #43: EU welcomes Teresa Ribera as new Competition Commissioner: business impact
Episode 242 of the The Freshfields Podcast podcast, hosted by Freshfields, titled "Essential Antitrust #43: EU welcomes Teresa Ribera as new Competition Commissioner: business impact" was published on December 11, 2024 and runs 27 minutes.
December 11, 2024 ·27m · The Freshfields Podcast
Summary
On 01 December 2024 the new European Commissioner for Competition Teresa Ribera took office. A refreshed approach to competition policy has been tasked to her by President Ursula von der Leyen including tackling killer acquisitions, speeding up state aid and antitrust enforcement as well as a new approach to mergers that could help to boost the EU’s competitiveness. In this edition of the Essential Antitrust podcast, host Jenn Mellott is joined by fellow antitrust partners Meghan Rissmiller and Andreas von Bonin, as well as Natalie Pettinger Kearney, Head of EU Regulatory & Public Affairs, to discuss the next five years is likely to hold in terms of competition enforcement and policy.
Episode Description
On 01 December 2024 the new European Commissioner for Competition Teresa Ribera took office. A refreshed approach to competition policy has been tasked to her by President Ursula von der Leyen including tackling killer acquisitions, speeding up state aid and antitrust enforcement as well as a new approach to mergers that could help to boost the EU’s competitiveness.
In this edition of the Essential Antitrust podcast, host Jenn Mellott is joined by fellow antitrust partners Meghan Rissmiller and Andreas von Bonin, as well as Natalie Pettinger Kearney, Head of EU Regulatory & Public Affairs, to discuss the next five years is likely to hold in terms of competition enforcement and policy.
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