Ethical requirements. The Monti reform concerning European competition policy applied to agreements and abuse of dominant positions must be successful because it is based on an ethical requirement. Speaking of ethics in such a legal and technical field may seem strange and incongruous, but it is not so if one considers that the main aim of competition rules is to protect consumers, the citizens, against abuse by the powerful: the Davids against the Goliaths of this world. It is obviously out...