EU, Competition & Procurement
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak is presenting unprecedented challenges for businesses and public bodies across Europe. Our latest insights below outline the key public procurement, State aid, competition law and merger control considerations for businesses navigating this challenging new landscape. We are here to support you and our latest insights below include our practical tips for businesses in the weeks and months ahead. We will continue to update our website as the situation continues to develop. Please do not hesitate to contact your usual contact at A&L Goodbody or A&L Goodbody's EU, Competition and Procurement team if you need any specific COVID-19 related advice.
Read our latest insights below on this:
- COVID-19, Shipping and ports: EU shipping law aspects
- COVID-19: Public Procurement, State Aid, Competition Law and Merger Control considerations
- COVID-19: Four important European Union links that you might have missed
Public procurement
- COVID-19: European Commission publishes guidance on Public Procurement
- COVID-19 and Public Procurement in Ireland: Not so novel
- Northern Ireland guidance for contracting authorities using procurement in response to COVID-19
Competition law
- COVID-19: Irish competition agency says businesses must decide pricing independently
- COVID-19 and Irish Merger Control – The “Failing Firm” Defence
- COVID-19: Use of competition law to tackle price gouging in an emergency environment
- COVID-19: Impact on Competition / Antitrust Law
- In business, is a problem shared, a problem doubled?
- COVID-19 and Competition Law – Important guidance issued by European and Irish competition agencies
- EU and Irish Competition Law - it continues to apply during COVID-19 (subject to limited exceptions)
Merger control
State aid
- EU mulls over extending the COVID-19 Temporary Framework on State Aid
- European Commission approves State aid for Irish beef sector
- State aid inequalities may curb recovery
- State aid can have a long tail
- State aid and COVID-19
- COVID-19: €200m Irish State aid scheme approved by the European Commission
- COVID-19 and State Aid: European Commission Upholds Danish State Aid Scheme for Cancellations
- COVID-19: State Aid will be a feature of the response to the COVID-19 crisis so the European Commission adopts “it will do whatever it takes” approach
- Northern Ireland companies can seek State Aid during the COVID-19 outbreak
- COVID-19 and EU State Aid Law – ‘we will do whatever it takes’
- COVID-19: EU amend State aid rules to permit more assistance to business including tax deferrals
Consumer law
