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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Contributors ...7 ABBREVIATIONS ...11
BY STEPHEN CALKINS
REFLECTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION – FOREWORD ...13
BY MATEUSZ BŁACHUCKI
ON THE PHENOMENON OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF NCAS:FROM NETWORKS OF AUTHORITIES TO NETWORKS OF PEOPLE – INTRODUCTION ...19
CLEO ALLISTON
BETTER CONNECTED :
EUROPEAN CO-OPERATION IN TELECOMS CASES ...25
ANDREAS BARDONG
THE EU MERGER WORKING GROUP:
LOOKING THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ...33
MATEUSZ BŁACHUCKI
SUPERVISION OVER THE INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF NATIONAL COMPETITION AUTHORITIES
(THE POLISH EXPERIENCE) ... 43
WOLFGANG HECKENBERGER
ELEMENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE
PROGRAMME ...65
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ERIKA LOVÁSOVÁ & DANIELA LUKÁČOVÁ
MILESTONES AND CHALLENGES FOR EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN COMPETITION MATTERS:THE EXPERIENCE OF THE SLOVAK NCA ...81
ADRIANA MEIJIDE VIDAL & MARTA GARCÍA ÁLVAREZ
TRENDS IN MERGER CONTROL IN SPAIN ... 97
MARTA MICHAŁEK-GERVAIS
PROTECTION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF COMPANIES UNDER THE ECN+ DIRECTIVE: A MILESTONE OR A MISSED
OPPORTUNITY? ...109
MICHELE PACILLO
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND THE ROLE OF
MULTILATERAL ORGANISATIONS: THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE ....123
MARTIN SAUERMANN & FABIAN PAPE
EUROPEAN SIZE OF TRANSACTION TESTS WITHIN THE EUMR’S CASE REFERRAL SYSTEM AND THE GERMAN-AUSTRIAN
GUIDANCE PAPER ...131
EDUARD PAULUS
HOW THE CORRELATION OF
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT AFFECTS INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN COMPETITION AUTHORITIES IN
EUROPE: A LEGAL HISTORIC REVIEW ...149
RITA PRATES & RICARDO BAYÃO HORTA
COOPERATION IN MULTIJURISDICTIONAL MERGER FILINGS:
THE ECA NOTICE MECHANISM ... 165
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ECN+ DIRECTIVE AND PROJECTED CHANGES
IN POLISH COMPETITION LAW: TOWARDS THE POLITICAL AND JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE POLISH
COMPETITION AUTHORITY ...179
MAARIT TAURULA
BACKGROUND AND BENEFITS OF
THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE NORDIC COMPETITION AUTHORITIES ... 193
DAVID VIROS
COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF COMPETITION ENFORCEMENT:
TAKEAWAYS FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION AUTHORITIES FROM THE PREVAILING INTERNATIONAL LEGAL LANDSCAPE ... 205 APPENDIX - SELECTED DOCUMENTS OF NETWORKS OF NCAS ...225 REFERENCES ... 255