Competition weekly highlights—20 February 2025
This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the CMA’s announcement regarding a range of merger control proposals aimed at increasing growth, investment and business confidence, (2) the DBT publishing a consultation on a draft strategic steer to the CMA, (3) the CMA publishing its interim report in Boparan/ForFarmers, (4) the CMA publishing its supplementary interim report in Global Business Travel Group/CWT Holdings, (5) the CMA publishing its interim report in GXO/Wincanton, (6) the CMA’s decision that the Topps Tiles/CTD Tiles merger meets the test for reference to phase 2, and (7) the CMA publishing its final report on its formula and follow-on formula market study. This week’s highlights also includes, from an EU perspective: (1) the Court of Justice’s judgment clarifying jurisdiction in competition damages actions under the Recast Brussels Regulation, and (2) the Court of Justice’s judgment setting aside the General Court’s judgment regarding the Commission’s decision approving aid to Timișoara Airport in favour of Wizz Air.