EU competition chief promises 'sharp' antitrust enforcement with new guidelines
By Nicholas Hirst ( September 4, 2026, 09:04 GMT | Insight) -- EU antitrust enforcement will be “relevant and sharp” and allow companies to flourish, the bloc's competition chief said the day after new guidelines for assessing abuse of market dominance came into force. Following US and Chinese criticism of the EU's enforcement, Teresa Ribera also said the EU's rules would apply equally to all companies regardless of where they are from. EU antitrust enforcement will be “relevant and sharp”, allow companies to flourish, and apply equally to companies from across the world, the bloc's competition chief said the day after new guidelines for assessing abuse of market dominance came into force....
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