This decision is about European sovereignty and democracy as much as competition or bargaining power.
Open Markets Institute has welcomed the European Commission's draft merger guidelines as a major, overdue modernisation of EU competition rules – part of a once-in-a-generation review – while also urging the Commission to close loopholes which risk undermining progress.
Open Markets Institute issues a statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s precedent-shattering decision in Trump v. Slaughter.
The Open Markets Institute Europe welcomes the preliminary decision by the European Commission to designate Amazon and Microsoft as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for their cloud computing services, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
Open Markets Institute and more than 25 civil society organizations are calling on Brussels to reject one of the most sweeping media mergers Europe has been asked to approve.
Open Markets filed an amicus brief urging the Fourth Circuit to revive antitrust claims against Johnson & Johnson, arguing the company used its acquisition of biosimilar-related patents to protect its Stelara monopoly and delay lower-cost competition.
By deepening concentration in the film and TV industry, the proposed transaction raises significant competition concerns. CMDG and Open Markets Europe call on the EU Commission to investigate the proposed merger.
Coalition letter warns United's strategy threatens competition at America's busiest airport and calls for rigorous scrutiny of any future United-American merger.
The UK Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) will require Google to to adhere to new conduct requirements in their use of publisher content for AI Overviews. CMDG was at the forefront of urging the CMA to adopt remedies to level the playing field with publishers in the transition to AI-enabled search.
A report from Open Markets Institute Senior Fellow Sally Hubbard argues policymakers must ensure either that AI agents work on behalf of users, or that users understand when AI agents are working on behalf of a corporation.