Antitrust News Feed

Oct 17, 2024

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has shared its insights in response to Consumer Scotland's inquiry into consumer protection in the market for energy efficiency and low carbon heating products in Scotland.

Oct 17, 2024

The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) in Poland has published its annual report for 2023, detailing over 1000 decisions made by the President of UOKiK and fines totaling more than 612 million PLN.

Oct 17, 2024

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) warns retailers about offering fake discounts during Black Friday and the holidays to prevent consumers from being misled.

Oct 16, 2024

Rentalcars.com makes changes to its websites after being flagged for providing unclear and misleading information by consumer protection authorities in the EU.

Oct 16, 2024

The Competition Authority has unanimously approved the acquisition of joint control by two companies in the renewable energy sector, ensuring no significant competition concerns arise.

Oct 16, 2024

The President of the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has accused the e-commerce platform Temu, owned by a Chinese company, of breaching consumer rights by failing to provide clear information to buyers.

Oct 15, 2024

The Office for the Protection of Competition is conducting an unannounced inspection at Seznam.cz, investigating potential abuse of dominance.

Oct 15, 2024

The Spanish Competition Authority fines the Procurators Council for setting commissions and misleadingly promoting its private auction platform as the only alternative to official auctions, impacting the auction intermediation sector in Spain.

Oct 15, 2024

The European Commission has decided that X's online social networking service does not meet the criteria to be designated as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act.

Oct 15, 2024

The President of the Polish Competition Authority has accused the Chinese-owned e-commerce platform Temu of breaching consumer rights due to lack of clarity on contractual parties and obligations.

Oct 15, 2024

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has mandated Lindab to divest 2 sites following a Phase 2 merger inquiry, citing concerns of reduced choice and higher prices for ventilation system installers in Nottingham and Stoke-on-Trent.

Oct 14, 2024

The AdC provides nine recommendations to the Government and Municipalities to enhance competition and efficiency in the electric mobility sector in Portugal.

Oct 14, 2024

The Autorité de la concurrence issues an opinion supporting ARCEP's draft decision to deregulate the market for wholesale central access provided at a fixed location for the mass market, focusing on market 3b.

Oct 14, 2024

The CNMC has approved Circular 1/2024 to promote electrification and efficient use of electricity networks, offering transparent access and connection conditions.

Oct 14, 2024

The Netherlands Authority for Markets and Consumers (ACM) intervened against online store Ortho-relief due to numerous complaints, leading to the store's closure and refunds for affected consumers.