Antitrust News Feed

Jan 8, 2024

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has fined CANAL+ Polska over PLN 46 million and ordered the company to refund consumers.

Jan 5, 2024

The Trade Inspection Authority has conducted tests on 30 models of washing machines, dishwashers, and refrigerators to ensure the accuracy of their energy labels.

Jan 5, 2024

The Ministry of Interior in Spain is preparing a regulation for safe driving courses that could potentially increase costs for smaller operators and reduce competition.

Jan 5, 2024

The e-commerce sector in Spain experienced a 12.7% year-on-year growth in Q2 2023, reaching a total revenue of €20.492 billion, with the travel and fashion industries leading the way.

Jan 5, 2024

The UK government has asked the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to outline its plans and timelines for implementing the new Digital Markets competition regime.

Jan 4, 2024

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has issued a decision imposing fines of nearly PLN 12 million on the HRE Investments group for misleading consumers.

Jan 3, 2024

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has imposed a fine of over PLN 25 million on T-Mobile Poland for misleading consumers with their advertising campaign.

Jan 3, 2024

The CNMC has approved resolutions establishing and making public the lists of main and dominant operators in the energy sector, in accordance with the obligations set out in the RD-Law 6/2000.

Jan 2, 2024

The Spanish competition authority, CNMC, has fined Luminora Solar Doce for prioritizing the access of its renewable energy facilities to the electricity grid over a competitor, in violation of competition law.

Jan 1, 2024

The Italian Competition Authority has fined Take it slowly by un’altra Sicilia, Sicilying S.r.l., and TICKETSMS S.r.l. for violating the prohibition against surcharges by imposing fees on consumers for the use of certain payment instruments.

Dec 29, 2023

The CNMC has concluded that Ouigo's increase in frequencies between Madrid and Albacete does not compromise the economic balance of the public service contract between Renfe Viajeros and the Ministry of Transport.

Dec 28, 2023

The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) has fined Dietmed for imposing retail prices on distributors of food supplements and health food products.

Dec 28, 2023

Trade Inspection and National Tax Administration have jointly questioned 19 out of 100 firework models, preventing over 40,000 dangerous products from entering the Polish market.

Dec 28, 2023

The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has fined Telewizja Polsat and Teleaudio Dwa for organizing a misleading SMS contest on New Year's Eve, with a penalty of nearly 10 million PLN.

Dec 28, 2023

The Competition Council has reduced the fine for Švyturys-Utenos Alus, a beverage producer in Lithuania, after the company obstructed an investigation by deleting relevant information and failing to provide requested data.