Although, until very recently, the word constitution was noticeably absent from the EU's political vocabulary, this formerly taboo word has surfaced in dramatic fashion. In order to bridge the gap between the institutions of the EU and its citizens, the European Convention of 2002-2003 developed a single, integrated constitutional text, which has now been adopted by the heads of all EU Member States and is winding its way through the politically treacherous path of ratification. This remarkable book offers a first in-depth analysis of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. As the...

This is the twelfth in a series on EU Competition Law and Policy produced by the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute in Florence. The volume reproduces the written contributions and transcripts in connection with a roundtable debate which examined the EU's enforcement policy as regards the abuse of a dominant position under Article 82 EC. The workshop participants included: senior enforcement officials and policy makers from the European Commission, from the national competition authorities of certain EU Member States and from the US Department of Justice and Federal...

This volume contains the written contributions and oral proceedings of the -16th Annual EU Competition Law and Policy Workshop,- held at the European University Institute in June 2011. This meeting of the Workshop examined the emerging and increasingly important use of private rights of action before national courts and in ADR fora, and the prospects for legislation and soft law initiatives at the level of the EU. Experiences in various jurisdictions were discussed, both within Europe, as well as in the US and Canada. The objective of the Workshop was to explore how the institutions of public...

Every year, top-level market regulators, academics, and legal and economic practitioners contribute to the Annual Competition Workshop organized at the European University Institute in Florence. Workshop participants address and critically analyze a particular set of topical issues in the field of competition law and policy. The proceedings are published in the European Competition Law Annual series. This 17th volume of the series encompasses numerous chapters that examine competition policy and its relationships with regulatory and other public policies, against the general background of...

The purpose of this book is to provide a first reflection on the Directive on certain rules governing actions for damages for infringement of competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union, from a variety of perspectives. It opens with two essays that place the Directive in the wider context of private law harmonisation by the EU and of the role of consumer interests in European Law. Following are two essays from persons involved in the law-making process, providing insight into the legislative tensions and policies. The essays making up the central part of the book...

This volume contains papers presented at the 18th Annual EU Competition Law and Policy Workshop. The papers examine means of balancing effective (public) competition law enforcement and the requirements of legitimate and accountable exercise of public authority. The authors address the design and performance of various enforcement tools at European and national levels, including sanctions and remedies but also distinctive instruments under Regulation 1/2003 (eg commitment procedures) and under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article 106(3) when used as a basis for...