The European Commission’s 2009 Report on Competition Policy has been published. The report gives an overview of the key changes to the EU competition rules and policy and the major enforcement actions. The Focus Chapter of the Report is devoted to the contribution of competition policy to fight the financial and economic crisis.

  Some of the best competition that world football has to offer is on display in South Africa this month. In honour of the on the field competition and South Africa’s hospitality (its agencies played host to the 2006 ICN Annual Conference), we celebrate the South African Competition Commission and South African Competition Tribunal with […]

  In 2005, the ICN Merger Working Group produced a report on Merger Remedies, compiling common aspects of member practice and illustrative case studies. The report is available here. Last week, June 4, the New Zealand Commerce Commission released divestment guidelines for mergers. They are available here. Other members that have published guidance on merger […]

  The American Bar Association (ABA) is hosting a brown bag teleseminar about the ICN. On Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 12:00 PM Eastern (Washington DC time) join the ABA teleconference to hear the experts assess the International Competition Policy Advisory Committee (ICPAC) Report on its tenth year anniversary and discuss its most celebrated outcome, the […]

  The ICN’s Working Group on Agency Effectiveness was formed in 2009 to address a variety of factors that influence the ability of competition agencies to achieve their objectives in an efficient and effective way, including, inter alia, strategic planning and prioritization, effective project delivery, knowledge management, and ex post evaluation. A new initiative of […]

  Next year will mark the International Competition Network’s tenth anniversary. To plan for our second decade, the ICN wants to consult with all ICN members, NGAs, and interested observers. What works? What doesn’t? What topics should we be addressing? Should we be doing more workshops, or creating more best practices, or preparing comparative reports? […]

  Using the media is an effective way to educate the public. If people see the benefits of competition authorities’ actions in the media, they will gain a better understanding of the role competition policy plays. Here is a presentation of “A Reporter’s View on Covering Competition Policy” from the 2003 ICN Annual conference. This […]

  The executive summary of the work product adopted at the ICN annual conference last month is available here.