Il public interest nel diritto della concorrenza della Ue

The term public interest summarizes the non-competition goals generally referred toin order to expand or, on the contrary, to limit the enforcement of antitrust rules. Evenin the context of Eu competition law the issue is the subject of an ongoing debate,which the changes in the international scenario, the emergence of new requests forprotection, and the recurrent systemic crises have recently rekindled. The paper aimsat recapping the terms of this debate, also considering the case law as well as the latestlegislative initiatives on the subject