Antitrust News Feed

Oct 4, 2023

The Polish competition authority, UOKiK, is hosting the first conference under its presidency of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN) from October 4-6, 2023, focusing on empowering responsible consumer choices.

Oct 3, 2023

The Polish competition authority has issued 20 decisions regarding payment delays in the last three months, totaling over 33 million PLN in fines this year.

Sep 28, 2023

A joint inspection by Polish authorities has revealed that over 81% of traditional grills tested were non-compliant, primarily due to labeling errors.

Sep 27, 2023

The Bundeskartellamt has approved a joint venture between Rheinmetall and Ukrainian Defense Industry, aimed at enhancing military vehicle production and maintenance in Ukraine.

Sep 27, 2023

The Polish competition authority has imposed a fine of over 5 million PLN on Natural Pharmaceuticals for deceptive marketing practices related to dietary supplements, including misleading claims about free samples.

Sep 26, 2023

The Lisbon Court of Appeal has upheld the highest ever fine for abuse of dominant position, confirming EDP Produção's manipulation of the teleregulation service to benefit at the expense of consumers.

Sep 26, 2023

The General Court of the European Union has upheld a ruling that Valve Corporation and five video game publishers engaged in illegal geo-blocking practices, restricting cross-border sales of PC games on the Steam platform.

Sep 25, 2023

Gemini Polska has received conditional approval from the Polish competition authority to acquire Apteka Wrzeszcz and Apteka Trójmiasto, contingent upon the sale of three pharmacies to maintain local market competition.

Sep 21, 2023

The European Commission has re-imposed a fine of €376.36 million on Intel for abusing its dominant position in the x86 CPU market through anticompetitive practices.

Sep 21, 2023

The European Court of Justice has ruled that a court can deem a contract term unfair simply because it matches a term listed in the register of unfair clauses.

Sep 20, 2023

The European Commission has fined Diehl €1.2 million for its role in a cartel involving military hand grenades, while RUAG received immunity for reporting the cartel.

Sep 20, 2023

The Lisbon Court of Appeal has confirmed the competition infringement by Super Bock, as sanctioned by the AdC, and upheld the full amount of the 24 million euro fine.

Sep 20, 2023

Orange Polska has been ordered by the Polish competition authority to refund customers for charges incurred while contacting its customer service hotline, as well as fees for service diagnostics.

Sep 19, 2023

Nearly 10,000 children have participated in UOKiK's 'ABC Małego Konsumenta' project, aimed at educating young consumers about responsible purchasing.

Sep 18, 2023

The European Commission has initiated unannounced inspections at a company involved in medical devices, amid concerns of potential antitrust violations.