FTC Chairman Discusses Competition Policy With EU, DOJ Officials

EU and U.S. officials' discussion Thursday on competition policy issues and cross-border cooperation will contribute to the FTC’s competition policy review (see 1809210056), Chairman Joe Simons said after the meeting. “High-level engagement with our European colleagues enables us to deepen mutual understanding of our enforcement policies, facilitating greater convergence and efficiency in the review of trans-Atlantic transactions and conduct.” Simons met European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager and Assistant U.S. Attorney General Makan Delrahim in Washington, where they discussed digital markets, multilateral framework, data protection, vertical mergers, unilateral conduct and merger cooperation. Such work is "essential to ensuring competitive markets in the increasingly interconnected global economy,” Delrahim said.