EU’s new dominance guidelines will ‘address fears of excessive presumptions’
By Lewis Crofts ( June 2, 2026, 14:01 GMT | Insight) -- New policy guidance on how the EU prosecutes large companies that misuse their power will take into account fears voiced by some businesses that the European Commission will rely too heavily on presuming that some conduct is harmful. Anthony Whelan, the commission's top official dealing with competition law, said the guidelines would likely appear in the third quarter of this year, after EU judges had handed down some key judgments in this field of law.New policy guidance on how the EU prosecutes large companies misusing their power will take into account fears voiced by some businesses that the European Commission will rely too heavily on presuming some conduct is harmful....
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