European Commission publishes 2025 Report on Competition Policy

The European Commission has published the Report on Competition Policy 2025 (COM(2026)180 final) addressed to the European Parliament, the Council, the EESC and the Committee of the Regions.

• Main announcement: The Commission adopted the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF), which remains in force until the end of 2030, and by the end of 2025 had adopted eight decisions approving nine national measures totaling EUR 18.4 billion; CISAF allows Member States to notify schemes enabling swift State aid for clean industry objectives and complements existing instruments (GBER, CEEAG, RAG). The Commission also launched reviews and consultations for the Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines, the Article 102 exclusionary abuses Guidelines, the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER), and carried out public consultations for the FSR and DMA reviews with key review reports due in May–July 2026.

• Background and key enforcement details: The report summarises major 2025 enforcement outcomes including State aid approvals (e.g., France EUR 11 billion for three floating offshore wind farms), national schemes (e.g., Germany EUR 5 billion, Finland EUR 2.3 billion, Netherlands EUR 1.2 billion), industrial manufacturing support (six schemes totalling EUR 6.7 billion), and IPCEI/Tech4Cure funding (up to EUR 403 million public funding unlocking EUR 826 million private investment). It details antitrust and DMA enforcement (notably fines: Google EUR 2.95 billion, Apple EUR 500 million, Meta EUR 200 million), merger remedies (e.g., Synopsys/Ansys divestment offer), and ongoing FSR own-initiative investigations (e.g., ADNOC/Covestro commitments and an in-depth investigation into Nuctech).