Business and Competition

Business and Competition are central to the European Union, fostering economic growth and ensuring fair market practices. Unravelling European business terminology like “Antitrust” and “State Aid” offers insights into the EU’s efforts to maintain a level playing field. As the EU enforces competition policies and supports entrepreneurship, understanding business and competition terms is essential for discussions on initiatives like the Single Market Strategy. In a landscape of evolving market dynamics, precise use of terminology aids in grasping the EU’s actions to nurture businesses and ensure healthy competition.

In the official EuroVoc classification, EU legislation in the field of BUSINESS AND COMPETITION is divided into 6 main domains with 19 sub-domains:

business organisation

  • business policy
  • administrative personnel
  • company structure
  • business activity
  • company law
  • economic concentration

business classification

  • size of business
  • branch of activity
  • type of business

legal form of organisations

  • organisation

management

  • management
  • financial management
  • management techniques

accounting

  • management accounting
  • accounting

competition

  • competition policy
  • restriction on competition
  • competition law
  • restrictive trade practice