EU to Open Dumping Probe into Plastic Imports from China and Other Countries, Sources Say

The European Antitrust Agenda: Booking/Etraveli Ruling to Bring Blessing, ‘Flesh Wound’; Aramark Dispute Advances

Welcome to The European Antitrust Agenda, our weekly overview of European tech and competition law developments. Key stories we’re following this week include: • Long-awaited ruling on blocked...

UPM-Kymmene/Sappi: EU to Push for Block at Hearing as Paper Deal Tests Merger Shift, Sources Say

The European Commission will outline its case for blocking Finland’s UPM-Kymmene’s (HEL: UPM) €1.42 billion proposed joint venture with South Africa’s Sappi (JSE: SAP) at a confidential...

EU Weighs Tariff Tool Among Options to Curb Reliance on Chinese Imports, Sources Say

The European Commission is developing a supply-diversification mechanism that could allow the EU to levy tariffs on critical imports where the bloc is deemed overly reliant on a single country,...