Competition policy: EU Commission publishes 2024 report and infographic

Brussels, 25 April 2025

The European Commission has published today its Report on competition policy (‘Report’) for 2024. The report presents the main legislative initiatives and policy developments in 2024, as well as a selection of important enforcement actions.

The Report highlights the role of competition policy in strengthening the Single Market, where businesses can make the most of Europe’s scale to develop strong and competitive industries to the benefit of European citizens. It also shows how competition policy has helped supporting industrial policy objectives, in line with the Commission’s political priorities, while protecting and empowering consumers.

In 2024, the Commission continued its ambitious review of competition regulations, guidelines and notices, to make the rules simpler and clearer for businesses and ensure they remain fit-for-purpose. It also continued to vigorously enforce the EU competition rules in the areas of antitrust, merger and State aid control as well as its two internal market tools, i.e. the Digital Markets Act and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.

The Report is submitted to the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions. Its full text and the accompanying Staff Working Document, which includes a comprehensive overview of policy developments and enforcement actions sector-by-sector, will be available here.

An infographic, providing an overview of key milestones reached in 2024, is also available online.

The Report on Competition policy, published annually, provides detailed information on the most important policy and legislative initiatives, and on decisions adopted by the European Commission in application of EU competition law during the previous year.