'Grossly understaffed' EU competition enforcers must prioritize, Guersent says
By Jean Comte ( April 8, 2025, 09:49 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission's competition department is having to compromise on enforcement because it is so understaffed, its director has warned. Olivier Guersent told a conference that it was more than 200 staff short of being able to properly enforce the Digital Markets Act and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, and that it had to deplete other departments to balance its priorities.The European Commission's competition department is having to compromise on enforcement because it is so understaffed, its director has warned. ...
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