Antitrust News Feed

Jul 24, 2024

Latvia's Competition Council initiates extensive research and submits proposals to the Ministry of Economics to amend regulations aiming to improve the situation in the food retail sector.

Jul 24, 2024

The President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) emphasizes the importance of minimizing administrative barriers and ensuring equal competition conditions to foster innovation and competitiveness in Europe.

Jul 24, 2024

The Competition Council releases Guidelines on e-commerce to help businesses in the digital space understand competition law requirements and avoid potential infringements.

Jul 24, 2024

UOKiK President has compelled Zalando to properly inform customers about their rights when using the shopping platform, resulting in the company also granting consumers vouchers for use on zalando.pl.

Jul 23, 2024

In 2023, parcel shipments surged by 15% to over a billion, driven by e-commerce, while letter volumes dropped by 10% compared to the previous year.

Jul 23, 2024

The Portuguese Competition Authority fined a business association and five laboratory groups a total of €48.6 million for participating in a cartel that fixed prices and divided the market for clinical analyses and COVID-19 tests in Portugal from 2016 to 2022.

Jul 23, 2024

The Spanish competition authority is investigating Apple for potentially imposing unfair commercial conditions on developers using the Apple App Store for app distribution.

Jul 23, 2024

The French Competition Authority is investigating two companies in the legal information sector for allegedly implementing anticompetitive practices to hinder competition and restrict access to certain information.

Jul 23, 2024

Poland, Romania, and Lithuania will collaborate on a 27-month EU-funded project to enhance competition enforcement in Moldova.

Jul 22, 2024

The European Commission, UK CMA, US FTC, and DOJ have joined forces to establish principles safeguarding competition and consumers in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence.

Jul 22, 2024

The Competition Commission published an interim report on its sector inquiry into the waste management and recycling sectors, aiming to improve industry conditions through dialogue and proposals.

Jul 22, 2024

The Competition Authority's recent statistics for the period 2020-2022 show that consumers managed to save nearly €45 million through competition oversight.

Jul 22, 2024

Fiber broadband accounted for 86% of broadband connections in Spain by the end of 2023, driving retail sector revenue growth and increased 5G coverage.

Jul 22, 2024

Ansys Inc. has withdrawn its notification of acquiring a minority shareholding in Safe Parent Inc. after competition concerns raised by the Bundeskartellamt due to their dominant positions in crash simulation software and physical and virtual crash test dummies.

Jul 22, 2024

The European Commission is investigating whether Delivery Hero and Glovo engaged in anticompetitive behavior in the online food delivery sector in the European Economic Area.