Antitrust News Feed

Mar 26, 2024

The Competition Appeals Board has ruled that Sydbank violated the Competition Council's injunction from 2021 regarding granting an agent access to Sydbank's payment account services.

Mar 26, 2024

The CNMC has approved Qatar Sports Investments' acquisition of World Padel Tour with commitments to ensure players' freedom to participate in other competitions.

Mar 26, 2024

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating ASOS, Boohoo, and Asda for potentially misleading environmental claims in the fashion retail sector.

Mar 26, 2024

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) supports breaking the link between natural gas prices and heat rates, advocating for cost-based rates to better protect consumers from high costs.

Mar 26, 2024

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) imposed a fine on Amazon for misleading consumers by providing false information about product availability and delivery times.

Mar 25, 2024

The ICN Technologist Forum brought together representatives from digital markets and technologist teams to enhance the digital and technology capacities of competition agencies worldwide.

Mar 25, 2024

The CNMC has concluded a sanctioning procedure against Naviera Armas after the company admitted to breaching commitments made during the acquisition of Trasmediterránea in 2018 and paid a reduced fine.

Mar 25, 2024

UOKiK fined Abexil Bąbała and one of its partners a total of 250,000 PLN for obstructing a search during an investigation into price-fixing.

Mar 25, 2024

Representatives from digital markets and technologist teams from competition and consumer protection authorities gathered at the International Competition Network’s Technologist Forum to discuss enhancing digital and technology capacity in regulatory and enforcement agencies.

Mar 25, 2024

Verisure Italy S.r.l. has been fined 4.25 million euros by the Italian Competition Authority for misleading promotions, hindering contract withdrawals, and automatically activating services during the cooling-off period.

Mar 25, 2024

The European Commission is investigating Zoetis for potentially breaching EU competition rules by allegedly preventing a competing novel biologic medicine for chronic pain in dogs from entering the market.

Mar 25, 2024

Delegation from the Austrian Competition Authority, led by Director General for Competition Natalie Harsdorf-Borsch, visited Warsaw to discuss current competition policy issues with the President of the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK).

Mar 25, 2024

Representatives from competition and consumer protection authorities worldwide gathered in Washington D.C. to discuss enhancing digital and technology capacity, resulting in the adoption of a joint statement.

Mar 24, 2024

Booking.com has decided to take its Travel Sustainable program offline following concerns raised by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) about misleading sustainability claims.

Mar 24, 2024

High-speed rail prices in Spain dropped by more than 20% in 2023 due to increased competition, leading to a record number of passengers.