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GVH can now restructure markets without infringement findings - Who should worry?
Hungary - December 15 2025 In the field of solid mineral raw material mining and construction, the Hungarian Competition Office (GVH) may impose serious obligations, such as…
Procurement under scrutiny: Bidder exclusion as a growing weapon against anticompetitive practices
OECD - December 15 2025 The intersection of competition law and public procurement has long been recognised as a critical area of focus in addressing anticompetitive…
Germany: Below-Threshold Transactions - First-Ever Notification Obligation For Future Deals Imposed On Rethmann Group
Germany - December 15 2025 On 24 November 2025, the German Federal Cartel Office ("FCO") announced that the Rethmann Group must obtain prior approval for all acquisitions in…
When do information exchanges affect competition? Lessons from the tobacco cartel in Spain regarding Hub-and-Spoke practices
Spain - December 15 2025 Back in April 2019, the Spanish Competition and Markets Authority ("CNMC") sanctioned major tobacco manufacturers with a €57 million fine for…
Poland updates leniency rules: UOKiK issues new guidelines
Poland - December 15 2025 These are UOKiK’s second leniency guidelines on the topic; the first were issued in 2017. The new guidelines take into account recent amendments to…
EU Institutions Reach Political Agreement on New Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation
European Union - December 11 2025 The Council's Presidency and the European Parliament's representatives have today reached a provisional political agreement on the revision of the…
Labour markets: CMA guidance puts recruitment practices in the spotlight
United Kingdom - October 15 2025 The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its Competing for Talent guidance, on 9 September 2025, setting out how competition law…
Data Integrity in Merger Control: Italian Competition Authority Fines CONAD Cooperative for Misleading Information
Italy - October 15 2025 On 29 July 2025, the Italian Competition Authority (“ICA”) fined PAC 2000A Soc.coop. (“PAC” or the “Company”), the largest cooperative within Italy’s…
Beyond the Threshold: the Dutch Competition Authority gains new powers to tackle below-threshold acquisitions
Netherlands - October 15 2025 Below-threshold mergers and acquisitions are no longer beyond the reach of competition law enforcement in the Netherlands. Since 1 September 2025…
Android Auto: Forcing doors open or incentivising them shut? Platform interoperability under Article 102
European Union - October 15 2025 Our economy is increasingly dependent on platforms that connect different categories of users. It is in a platform’s nature to attract both private…
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