European Union: European Commission investigation into JD.com's proposed acquisition of CECONOMY under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
28 May 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
State aid control
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
technological consumer goods
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission opened in-depth investigation into JD.com's proposed acquisition of CECONOMY under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation
On 28 May 2026, the European Commission (Commission) opened an in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) into the proposed acquisition of CECONOMY AG (CECONOMY) by JD.com, a holding company headquartered in the Cayman Islan…
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority