Tag: Antitrust Law
More power for cartel guards: This law is intended to prevent rip-offs in the future
More power for cartel guards This law is intended to prevent future rip-offs By Diana Dittmer 07/06/2023 8:42 p.m Since September last year, the traffic light coalition has been working…
Abuse of state aid?: Cartel Office starts investigations against electricity providers
Abuse of state aid? Cartel Office starts investigations against electricity providers 6/22/2023, 6:08 p.m Gas and district heating suppliers are already being targeted by the Federal Cartel Office, and now…
“It’s about averting danger”: What good is the stricter antitrust law?
“It’s about security” What good is the stricter antitrust law? 4/9/2023 5:26 p.m The federal cabinet is launching a reform of competition law. The Bundeskartellamt should be better able to…
Classified as dominating the market: Cartel Office is also targeting Apple
Classified as dominant The Cartel Office is also targeting Apple 4/5/2023 3:21 p.m According to other large tech companies, the Federal Cartel Office also notes that Apple has “cross-market importance”.…
More powers for the cartel office: Federal government tightens antitrust law
More powers for cartel office Federal government tightens antitrust law 04/05/2023, 4:40 p.m If companies violate competition rules, they should be reined in more quickly. One suspicion will be enough…
Obstacled to 5G expansion?: 1&1 files a complaint against Vodafone
Hindered in 5G expansion? 1&1 files a complaint against Vodafone 02/23/2023 9:37 p.m 1&1 is doing everything it can to build its new 5G network as quickly as possible. The…
Customers get money back: Cartel Office in NRW accuses Eon of price usury
Customers get money back Cartel Office in North Rhine-Westphalia accuses Eon of price usury 2/8/2023 2:08 am The big energy companies are currently disclosing their balance sheets and announcing billions…
Entry into pasta and water: Aldi and Lidl are allowed to take over suppliers
Entry into pasta and water Aldi and Lidl are allowed to take over suppliers 12/01/2022, 12:00 p.m Altmühltaler Mineralbrunnen and Erfurter Pasta are among the most important producers of mineral…
Bouygues and RTL Group: merger plans on the French TV market stopped
Bouygues and RTL Group Merger plans halted in French TV market 09/16/2022, 8:24 p.m It was to become France’s national champion: the merger of television companies TF1 and M6. However,…
Tightening of antitrust law: “Think about unbundling oil companies”
The state cuts taxes, but fuel prices remain high. The suspicion: The oil multinationals put money in their own pockets. Competition lawyer Daniel Zimmer welcomes the plans for stricter antitrust…
Populism or panacea: will stricter antitrust laws make petrol cheap?
Populism or panacea Will stricter antitrust laws make gasoline cheap? By Max Borowski 06/15/2022, 08:16 am Satisfied economists, appalled lawyers: Economics Minister Robert Habeck sparked a controversy with his initiative…
More power for competition watchdogs: retail criticizes antitrust law plans as “wrong way”
More power for competition watchdogs Retail criticizes antitrust law plans as “wrong way” 06/14/2022, 02:40 am Economics Minister Habeck Habeck wants to give the Cartel Office more options to intervene…