Antitrust News Feed

Jun 25, 2024

The BWB presented its 2023 activities report to the Parliament, focusing on translations of the word 'competition' by EU member states on the European Day of Languages.

Jun 25, 2024

The Italian Competition Authority closed its investigation into Leadiant Biosciences Ltd. and its parent company Essetifin S.p.A. for charging unfairly high prices for a rare disease medicine, resulting in a significant price reduction for the National Health System.

Jun 24, 2024

The Belgian Competition Authority and Colruyt Group engage in an exchange of best practices to enhance cooperation in investigations, benefiting both stakeholders and consumers.

Jun 24, 2024

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) calls for a study to explore the technical challenges and solutions for ensuring horizontal interoperability between communication services, potentially extending obligations to online social networking services.

Jun 24, 2024

The Spanish Competition Authority assesses the Real Spanish Football Federation's proposals for commercializing audiovisual rights in women's football and futsal, highlighting non-compliance with legal requirements.

Jun 24, 2024

The European Commission has accused Microsoft of potentially breaching EU antitrust rules by tying its Teams product to its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites, restricting competition in the communication and collaboration market.

Jun 24, 2024

The Netherlands saw a surge in fiber-optic connections, mobile-data consumption, and mobile-phone plans in the first quarter of 2024, as reported by the ACM Telecom Monitor.

Jun 23, 2024

The CNMC is investigating potential anti-competitive practices involving market allocation among agricultural machinery dealers.

Jun 23, 2024

The Belgian Competition Authority is seeking feedback on an information brochure aimed at tech entrepreneurs regarding the Digital Markets Act, highlighting opportunities for innovation in European digital markets.

Jun 23, 2024

The European Commission has accused Apple of violating the Digital Markets Act by restricting app developers from steering consumers to alternative purchasing channels and opened a new investigation into Apple's new contractual terms for third-party developers.

Jun 23, 2024

Tesco Ireland pleaded guilty to not complying with consumer protection law by incorrectly displaying promotional prices for Clubcard holders.

Jun 23, 2024

The Austrian Cartel Court has imposed a fine of EUR 75,000 on Lenzing for violating the prohibition on implementing mergers before approval.

Jun 23, 2024

The Bundeskartellamt has approved the acquisition plans involving Castlelake, Air France-KLM, and the Kingdom of Denmark for SAS airline's restructuring amidst its US bankruptcy proceedings.

Jun 21, 2024

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has granted two approvals for the establishment of deposit system operators by beverage producers, set to launch in 2025.

Jun 20, 2024

A fine of EUR 50,000 against Karmasin for price-fixing in market studies has been confirmed by the highest court in Austria.