European Commission and Directorate-General for Competition 25 April 2025, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Report on Competition Policy 2024

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This Commission Staff Working Document accompanies the 2024 Report on Competition Policy and provides a comprehensive account of legislative, policy, and enforcement developments across EU competition instruments, including antitrust and cartels (Articles 101, 102, and 106 TFEU), merger control (Regulation 139/2004), and State aid control (Articles 107–108 TFEU), as well as the Digital Markets Act and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation. The document records significant EU Court judgments—including the Court of Justice's dismissal of Google's appeal in Google Shopping, the annulment of the Commission's jurisdiction in Illumina, and the Apple State aid ruling—alongside enforcement decisions such as the first FSR decision (e& / PPF Telecom), cartel fines against České dráhy and ÖBB, and DMA non-compliance proceedings against Alphabet, Apple, and Meta. The document further details policy reviews completed or ongoing in 2024, including the evaluation of Regulation 1/2003, draft Guidelines on Article 102 TFEU exclusionary abuses, revised Market Definition Notice, and new de minimis regulations, reflecting the Commission's broader objective of maintaining effective and uniform competition enforcement across the Single Market.AI