Italian Competition Authority Updates

Jun 11, 2025

The Italian competition authority has sanctioned influencers Big Luca and Michele Leka for promoting high-earning strategies without clearly indicating the advertising nature of their communications. Other influencers have made commitments to improve transparency.

May 26, 2025

The Italian competition authority has initiated a public consultation on the draft regulation concerning legality ratings, inviting stakeholders to provide feedback within 30 days.

May 23, 2025

The Italian competition authority has launched investigations into several call centers for misleading consumers in energy and telecommunications contracts. This action aims to combat the widespread issue of deceptive telemarketing.

May 20, 2025

The Italian competition authority has closed its investigation into the Dior Group without finding any wrongdoing, but has accepted binding commitments aimed at improving ethical practices and supplier monitoring.

May 8, 2025

The Italian competition authority has called on the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation to clearly inform consumers about mandatory service fees when purchasing tickets for the ongoing tournament.

May 6, 2025

The Italian competition authority has concluded its investigation into Enel Energia for potentially misleading communication regarding contract renewals, resulting in compensatory measures for affected customers.

Feb 13, 2025

The Italian Competition Authority has successfully influenced the Italian Football Federation to change its rules, ensuring that young professional football players must give their consent for apprenticeship contracts.

Feb 6, 2025

The Italian Competition Authority has initiated an investigation into Poltronesofà for allegedly misleading consumers with improper price displays in its advertising campaigns.

Feb 3, 2025

The Italian Competition Authority has fined GLS Group €8 million for unfair commercial practices related to its 'Climate Protect' environmental initiative, which misled consumers and micro-enterprises.

Jan 29, 2025

The Italian Competition Authority has renewed its memorandum of understanding with the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Milan to strengthen cooperation against corruption and improve market functioning.

Jan 28, 2025

The Italian Competition Authority has fined Interflora Italia €400,000 for failing to meet delivery promises and providing misleading information about flower orders.

Jan 27, 2025

The Italian Competition Authority has imposed a €3.5 million fine on Mulpor and IBCM for repeatedly misleading enterprises into subscribing to costly advertising services.

Oct 8, 2024

The Italian Competition Authority intervened against Campello S.p.A. and Microlino Italia S.r.l. for featuring generic and misleading green claims on their websites promoting XEV YOYO and Microlino electric vehicles.

Oct 3, 2024

The G7 Competition Summit in Rome focused on tackling the competitive risks and impact of artificial intelligence, with commitments to address related issues in the economy and society.

Sep 25, 2024

Delegations from G7 countries and the EU Commission will gather in Rome to discuss competition policy in the era of artificial intelligence.