Antitrust News Feed

Jun 27, 2024

The Autorité de la concurrence is examining major digital companies' strategies in the generative AI sector to assess market power consolidation and competition issues.

Jun 27, 2024

A recent CNMC study unveils key insights into consumer behavior in the energy sector, showing a significant number of households changing electricity and gas providers independently and through online tools.

Jun 27, 2024

The CNMC approves a merger between Arenal and Druni with commitments to address competition concerns in the luxury cosmetics distribution market in Spain.

Jun 27, 2024

The Competition and Consumer Authority has warned 38 entertainment venues to comply with competition rules after suspicions of anti-competitive behavior.

Jun 27, 2024

The Latvian Competition Authority has identified competition issues in the heat energy procurement market on the right bank of the Daugava River in Riga, proposing changes to the existing procurement model to enhance competition and eliminate advantages for a single market participant.

Jun 26, 2024

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) held its fourth professional conference within the Hungarian Compliance Academy, focusing on the relationship between administrative adjudication and competition law.

Jun 26, 2024

The CNMC has increased Correos' compensation for providing the universal postal service in 2011 and 2012 by nearly 5 million euros per year.

Jun 26, 2024

Competition Authority finds incomplete and complex information provided by water management service providers and municipal capital companies on their websites and internal systems, potentially leading to discriminatory practices and violations of competition law.

Jun 25, 2024

The Competition Commission carried out surprise inspections in several companies suspected of bid rigging related to digital water network management systems, potentially violating competition laws.

Jun 25, 2024

The CNMC has fined SGAE with 6.4 million euros for abusing its dominant position by designing and applying fees charged to radios and TVs for using its music and audiovisual repertoire.

Jun 25, 2024

Over 500,000 mobile number changes occurred in April, with a significant increase compared to the previous year, impacting major telecom operators.

Jun 25, 2024

The Bundeskartellamt's President, Andreas Mundt, emphasizes the importance of fair competition for innovation and consumer welfare in the digital economy and AI era, while addressing cartel prosecution, merger control, consumer protection, and energy market concerns.

Jun 25, 2024

The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic has launched an investigation into a potential cartel agreement among entrepreneurs in the medicines supply and distribution sector.

Jun 25, 2024

The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak Republic imposed fines on two entrepreneurs in bus transport for charging unreasonably high fees to bus carriers, impacting public procurers and transport services in the region.

Jun 25, 2024

A recent report by the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority highlights concerns over the lack of customer mobility in the mortgage market and the increasing costs for households.