Antitrust News Feed

May 15, 2024

The Spanish competition authority has published provisional liquidations for the electric, renewable energy, cogeneration, waste, and gas sectors, highlighting significant financial deviations.

May 14, 2024

In March, Spain reached 15.7 million fiber optic lines and 51.45 million mobile voice broadband lines, with nearly 500,000 mobile number portabilities.

May 14, 2024

The Autorité de la concurrence examined mergers in the meat-cutting sector below national notification thresholds, applying the CJEU Towercast judgement, and dismissed the case due to lack of evidence of anticompetitive practices.

May 14, 2024

The 23rd Annual Conference of the International Competition Network (ICN) is taking place in Sauipe, Brazil from 14 to 17 May 2024, with over 80 jurisdictions represented.

May 14, 2024

The Bundeskartellamt has approved the merger of Konsum Leipzig with EDEKA Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen, allowing Konsum Leipzig to join the EDEKA group.

May 14, 2024

Lit Egg's attempt to acquire Girelės Paukštynas, along with the agricultural company Nematekas, has been denied by the Competition Council due to concerns about creating a dominant position and impeding competition in Lithuania's egg production market.

May 14, 2024

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority is probing Education Software Solutions Ltd (ESS) over complaints that the firm is allegedly making it difficult for schools to switch providers for management information systems.

May 14, 2024

The Netherlands ACM fined Epic Games for pressuring children to make purchases in Fortnite through ads and misleading timers.

May 14, 2024

UOKiK has initiated proceedings against Vectra and Multimedia Polska for misleading pricing practices and removing discounts from consumers who fail to pay their bills on time.

May 13, 2024

Rheinmetall AG, a military armament company, has been fined €13 million by the CNMC for providing misleading information during its merger with Expal Systems S.A.

May 13, 2024

The European Commission designates Booking as a gatekeeper and initiates a market investigation, requiring Booking to comply with obligations under the DMA.

May 13, 2024

The GVH and OECD are holding a three-day seminar in Budapest focusing on effective measures against bid rigging in public procurement.

May 13, 2024

The liberalization of rail passenger transport in Spain led to a positive impact of 578 million euros in 2023, benefiting consumers and increasing competition among companies.

May 13, 2024

The President of the Polish Competition Authority has initiated an investigation into potential anticompetitive practices in the digital distribution of video games, focusing on major players like PlayStation Store and Steam.

May 12, 2024

The European Commission has designated Booking as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act, while opting not to designate X Ads and TikTok Ads. A market investigation has been initiated to evaluate the rebuttal submitted by X in relation to its online social networking service.