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The Commission report provides an overview of how the instruments of competition policy, namely the anti-trust, merger and State aid rules, were further developed and applied. It discusses and summarizes most recent initiatives in the financial services and other selected sectors.
The report touches, among others, upon the Final Report of its sector inquiry into European retail banking markets and the insurance sector, issues related to payment cards and the Visa/MasterCard decisions, and areas of state aid.
Further details are outlined in the Commission Staff Working Document which provides more in-depth information.