Ioannis Lianos

EU launches €10bn space programme to rival Musk’s Starlink UK not part of Iris2 project described as ‘a significant step towards Europe’s sovereignty and secure connectivity’

This is particularly important as the EU is planning a competitive alternative to Starlink (IRIS) and should be vigilant for possible (anti)competitive strategies that may be used by a dominant player to protect or leverage its power in adjacent markets. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

SpaceX uses dominance in rocket launches to boost Starlink, WSJ reports SpaceX has used its dominant position as the primary rocket launcher to push satellite rivals to share wireless airwaves with its Starlink broadband internet business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The emerging space industry ecosystem currently led by Space X and the decline of Arianespace, despite the recent success of Ariane 6, should be thoroughly examined by the Commission and NCAs. www.reuters.com/technology/s...

Forthcoming (January/February 2025)
- "Naked" Restrictions in EU Competition Law: Theory and Application in the context of abuse of dominance
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Competition Policy Standards: Law, Economics and Ethics
- Competition Law and Industrial Policy: a computational analysis

What the Draghi Report Really Means for the Future of European Competition Policy - ProMarket In the first of two articles, Ioannis Lianos analyzes the implications of Mario Draghi’s report on the future of European Union competitiveness. He explores its suggestions for protecting competition,...

11/11 What the Draghi Report Really Means for the Future of European Competition Policy www.promarket.org/2024/10/31/w...

Draghi's Untapped Vision for EU Competition Reform Beyond Tradition - ProMarket In the second of two articles (read the first part here), Ioannis Lianos discusses how the incipient ideas and suggestions Mario Draghi presents in his report on the future of competition in the Europ...

10/11 Draghi’s Untapped Vision for EU Competition Reform Beyond Tradition www.promarket.org/2024/11/01/d...

9/11 Mergers and Concentration in the Agri-food Value chain: Some Reflections on the Bunge/Viterra Merger papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

8/11 Towards a Legal Theory of Digital Ecosystems papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/...

7/11 Minding competition in Complex Adaptive Social Systems: The Sociological Approach to Competition Law papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

6/11 Access to Health Data: Competition and Regulatory Alternatives - Three Dimensions of Fairness papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

5/11 Academic "Capture"? The Hidden Costs of Corporate Funding in Competition Policy Research and Proposed Remedies papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

4/11 A Law and Political Economy Approach to Ecosystems and Competition Law papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

3/11 Synthetic Futures and Competition Law: Towards the Emergence of Precautionary Principle-Minded Approaches papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

2/11 Global Value Chains, Competition Law and Sustainability: Insights from the Cotton Global Value Chain papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

2024 PAPERS ((from more recent) Thread

1/11 The Social Texture and Structure of Competition: Implications for Competition Law papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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