Antitrust News Feed

Oct 9, 2024

The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic fined a hosting and domain services company for refusing to provide crucial information in a cartel investigation.

Oct 9, 2024

A Hungarian court confirmed serious cartel violations by Nitrogénművek, with the competition authority GVH preventing the company from escaping liability.

Oct 9, 2024

The Greek Competition Commission conducts a competition mapping exercise in the feta cheese market to assess market shares, supplier shares, and consumer preferences, focusing on both branded and private label products.

Oct 9, 2024

The Autorité de la concurrence is conducting inquiries to evaluate the impact of reforms introduced by the 2015 Law for Growth and Activity on regulated legal professions in France.

Oct 9, 2024

The Supreme Court found that two credit companies in Finland violated price regulations by charging consumers additional costs not included in the maximum credit cost, leading to consumers paying more than allowed under the law.

Oct 9, 2024

The Bundeskartellamt has wrapped up its Facebook proceeding with a set of measures enhancing users' control over their data on the social network.

Oct 9, 2024

The UK Competition Authority sends a reminder to unregulated legal service providers about their obligations under consumer law and directs them to compliance guidance by the CMA.

Oct 9, 2024

The CMA is cautioning unregulated legal service providers in the UK to ensure consumer protection and fair practices, with a focus on will writing and divorce services.

Oct 9, 2024

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has revoked the license of energy supplier All in Power due to concerns about its financial situation and inability to supply energy securely.

Oct 8, 2024

The article explores the Competition Council's stance on joint bidding in procurement, distinguishing between legitimate cooperation and potential cartel behavior.

Oct 8, 2024

The CNMC has released the 7/2024 settlement for the electricity sector showing a temporary deviation of -927.8 million euros in revenues versus costs, and the 10/2024 settlement for the gas sector with a 13.7% decrease in declared revenues compared to the previous year.

Oct 8, 2024

The Italian Competition Authority intervened against Campello S.p.A. and Microlino Italia S.r.l. for featuring generic and misleading green claims on their websites promoting XEV YOYO and Microlino electric vehicles.

Oct 8, 2024

Consolidating dormant pension accounts can lead to significant savings for Danish pension savers, with annual administration fees ranging from under 20 to over 900 Danish kroner.

Oct 8, 2024

The President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) emphasized the importance of consumer interests in the digital and green transition at an OECD conference in Paris.

Oct 8, 2024

The Loste group has been fined €900,000 by the Autorité de la concurrence for obstructing dawn raids, hindering the investigation into the salted charcuterie sector.