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EU competition law assessments entering 'more ethical' era, van der Woude says

By Lewis Crofts ( December 10, 2025, 09:18 GMT | Insight) -- Competition enforcement is moving into an era where ethical considerations such as "fairness" and "merit" play a greater role, the president of the EU's General Court said. Marc van der Woude picked out instances in recent rulings and enforcement that indicated greater prominence, noting that some classical concepts such as market definition and economics seemed to be losing their “relative importance” in assessments.Competition enforcement is moving into an era where ethical considerations such as "fairness" and "merit" play a greater role, the president of the EU's General Court said....

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