Recent Developments in Cartel Enforcement

Attention to cartel enforcement seems to have faded more towards the background in today’s public debate. This can have unintended adverse consequences. Reduced attention may lead to less vigilance from the business community and victims of cartels, or simply insufficient awareness of the fact that cartels are a serious infringement of competition law. In addition, a reduced active influx of potential cartels via complaints or leniency applications may lead enforcers to wrongly conclude that t