This is big. It’s 2nd time the EC wants to review a deal even though it is too small for review at national level. The 1st time was Illumina/Grail & that ended up with an prohibition, fines and a load of litigation. And Qualcomm has a history of being a tough cookie for EC.

And another one. EU’s new policy of reviewing mergers (even if they might be too small for national notification) is well and truly up and running. Third one here after Illumina/Grail and Qualcomm/Autotalks.

🚨 Today we designate for the first time six #gatekeepers under the #DMA 👇 Alphabet Amazon Apple ByteDance Meta Microsoft The gatekeepers have 6⃣ months to fully comply with all DMA obligations ✔️ For all information⬇️ europa.eu/!NbfBbn #DigitalMarketsAct

ESA has today decided to refer Norway to the EFTA Court for restricting freedom of establishment for banks and other financial undertakings📈 Mission of Norway to the EU Finansdepartementet EFTA Court @stefanbarriga Read the press release here👇🏻 eftasurv.int/newsroom/updat…

ESA finds no aid granted to the Norwegian Remiks Group for waste-management services♻️ Read the press release here👇🏻 eftasurv.int/newsroom/updat…

Ny avgjørelse fra Høyesterett: Oslo kommunes krav om tilbakeføring av penger etter boligkjøp fører ikke fram domstol.no/no/hoyesterett…

Full seier til den private parten i Boligbygg-saken for Høyesterett. En interessant dom som vil bli mye diskutert. Dommen er praktisk og prinsipielt viktig, men flere spørsmål er ikke endelig avklart. Flere saker om statsstøtte vil nok komme for domstolene linkedin.com/posts/kvale-ad…

Boligbygg-skandalens foreløpig siste kapittel konsist forklart i Rett24

finansavisen.no/jus/2023/10/05…

Konkurransefremmende statsstøtte der altså? (Riktignok utenfor EØS-avtalen.)

Pleide å ha et standardforedrag om ESA hvor en av de faste postene var å forklare dette for besøkende i Brussel. Også forklart i «EØS-rett» (34, 200-201); gitt navnevalget kan jo forvirring lett oppstå…

A cheeky little extension for the EU's "temporary" state aid framework. EU states could get a bit more leeway to deal with high energy prices through the chilly winter.

BREAKING: Advocate General of the European Court of Justice agrees with European Commission argument that the General Court erred in law when it threw out the Commission's case against Apple and Ireland over tax rulings.

EU med knallhard kritikk av Norge og Høyesteretts plenumsdom i Snøkrabbe II, i brev til UD 26 oktober 2023. Oppsiktsvekkende.

More bad news for the European Commission & Margrethe Vestager push against sweet heart tax deals: “The European Commission’s review of the tax rulings granted by Luxembourg to the Engie group infringed EU law” — ECJ ruling

Property deals - one of those evergreens in state aid. Another interesting case to follow from EFTA Surveillance Authority - ESA

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ESA opens investigation into alleged State aid granted by Norway to Bane NOR and some of its contractual partners 🚆 Read the press release here 👇 eftasurv.int/newsroom/updat…