Ricardo Bordalo Junqueiro (Partner) writes an opinion article for the newspaper "Jornal Económico" on the issue related to the The Parliament having authorised the Government to legislate contrary to European Union law on competition policy, failing to give an explanation on the matter and ignoring the contrary opinion of the Competition Authorities.

"Amid the sputtering of political debate on the state budget, a small scandal has swept through the raindrops. The story is told in a few words. The Parliament authorised the Government to amend the Competition Law and the Individual Trade Practices Law in matters with a strong impact on competition policy. Nothing strange, were it not for the fact that these authorisations go diametrically opposed to European rules, years of consolidated practice of the Competition Authority, the European Commission and the national and European courts."

Read the article here.