All posts by Vanessa Turner

The EU's new Digital Markets Act

EU must enforce Digital Markets Act in the face of Big Tech obstruction

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has the potential to benefit consumers by opening up markets that Big Tech has dominated for too long. But this potential will not be fulfilled unless the European Commission acts decisively to ensure...

and / February 24, 2025
EU flags fluttering in the wind in front of the Commission headquarters

EU must urgently tackle harm caused by weakened competition

The Commission and EU governments must urgently tackle the problem by more - not less - strictly enforcing EU competition rules, and in particular merger control, writes Vanessa Turner.

/ July 2, 2024
Merger control is essential to ensuring consumer choice.

Why consumers need strong EU merger control

Some big merger decisions are coming down the tracks. To ensure consumer choice and value for money, we need strict merger control write BEUC's Agustin Reyna and Vanessa Turner.

and / January 19, 2024
Authorities must act now against 'greedflation'

Why competition authorities must act now against ‘greedflation’

The cost of living crisis is putting consumers' budgets under pressure. What's more, there's increasing evidence that some of the inflation driving this is being caused by corporate profiteering writes Vanessa Turner.

/ July 17, 2023