Competition is good for industrial competitiveness. The European competition policy is not what it once was. Firstly, new regulations and other texts on cartels, abuses of dominant position and controls on mergers have entered into force. Secondly, this policy was more explicitly brought in under Community policies and the Lisbon strategy. The document prepared under the aegis of Mario Monti and approved by the European Commission, "a pro-active Competition Policy for a Competitive Europe",...