Biden’s antitrust revamp may face congressional pushback; EU and UK clash over Northern Ireland
19 March 2021 00:00
Duration: 24:04
Although Democrats now have a majority in both houses of the US Congress, the Biden administration may still struggle to have its ambitious plans for an antitrust revamp adopted. Meanwhile, the EU is preparing a legal battle with the UK over one of the most controversial aspects of Brexit: the trade status of Northern Ireland.
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James Panichi Senior Editor, Asia Pacific
James, an Australian journalist with over 25 years’ experience in print and electronic media, helps to oversee MLex’s coverage of regulatory risk in Asia, with special attention to Australia and New Zealand. In 2016, James was appointed as MLex’s managing editor for continental Europe, overseeing the Brussels bureau’s coverage of EU regulatory affairs and managing a team of 16 journalists in Brussels and Geneva. Previously James worked for the European Voice newspaper, before joining the... Read more
Jakub Krupa Senior Regulatory Correspondent
Jakub leads MLex's coverage of UK legislative processes across multiple beats, with primary focus on data, privacy and security, future mobility and post-Brexit divergence. He also contributes to the broader European and trans-Atlantic coverage on digital regulations.He joined MLex in 2020 to report on data, focusing on EU & UK risks and Brexit, before launching a new future mobility service looking at connected, automated, electric and shared vehicles in 2021.Based in the UK since 2012,... Read more