Even though the development of competition law in the countries of the former Eastern bloc has been based to a significant extent on arrangements existing in the European Union - including the case law of European courts and various instruments developed by the European Commission - numerous substantial differences remain both in regulatory regimes and in ongoing practice among the various countries. This first-ever practical survey of competition law in this region describes applicable regimes in sixteen of these countries, with additional country chapters on Austria and Turkey and a chapter on the role of the Eurasian Economic Commission.