Antitrust News Feed

Mar 3, 2025

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued guidance to help businesses prepare for a new merger regime set to take effect in 2026, emphasizing the importance of early engagement.

Mar 3, 2025

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its inaugural quarterly dataset on the National Broadband Network's service quality and network performance, aiming to enhance transparency and accountability.

Mar 3, 2025

The Austrian competition authority has concluded its investigation into a potential merger between Supernova and XXXLutz, finding no violation of merger notification requirements.

Mar 3, 2025

The Polish competition authority has fined influencers Filip Chajzer, Dorota Rabczewska, and Małgorzata Rozenek-Majdan for failing to clearly label paid advertisements on social media, totaling nearly half a million złoty.

Mar 2, 2025

The Estonian competition authority has released its energy market overview for January 2025, highlighting significant price differences in electricity and gas across the Baltic region.

Mar 2, 2025

The OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest marks its 20th anniversary, highlighting its role in enhancing competition law expertise across Eastern Europe and Western Asia.

Feb 28, 2025

A medical alert system provider for seniors will compensate consumers and adjust its practices following intervention by the Dutch competition authority, ACM.

Feb 27, 2025

The Latvian competition authority has released a new podcast episode discussing its role in assisting public procurers with assessing and calculating damages caused by competition law violations.

Feb 27, 2025

A recent survey reveals that many food suppliers in the EU are hesitant to report unfair trade practices due to fear of commercial retaliation from buyers. Despite awareness of regulations, only half know where to file complaints.

Feb 27, 2025

The Hungarian Competition Authority and OECD celebrate two decades of their joint educational center in Budapest, which has become a hub for competition policy knowledge sharing in Eastern Europe and West Asia.

Feb 27, 2025

The Luxembourg competition authority participated in a conference discussing the implications of generative AI on competition law, highlighting its potential effects on business agreements and mergers.

Feb 26, 2025

The Energy Competition Task Force in New Zealand is advocating for non-discrimination measures to ensure fair competition between major gentailers and independent electricity market participants, aiming to lower consumer prices and enhance choices.

Feb 26, 2025

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has authorized major supermarkets to continue their collaboration on soft plastics recycling until July 2026, following the collapse of the REDcycle program.

Feb 26, 2025

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has authorized Catholic Health Australia to collectively negotiate funding and supplier arrangements, while prohibiting a boycott of major health insurers.

Feb 26, 2025

In 2024, the Polish competition authority, UOKiK, issued over 750 decisions, imposing fines exceeding 937 million PLN for anti-competitive practices and consumer protection violations.