Tag: Cartel
The rule should remain: the Cartel Office does not allow any further 50+1 exceptions
rule should remain Cartel Office does not allow any further 50+1 exceptions 07/13/2023, 4:07 p.m The Bundeskartellamt’s examination took a long time: the 50+1 rule in German professional football will…
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…
Cartel Office accuses Deutsche Bahn of abuse of power in ticket sales
The Deutsche Bahn from the point of view of the Federal Cartel Office, disadvantages competing online platforms in the sale of train tickets in an anti-competitive manner. “According to the…
Cartel Office sees discrimination: Bahn acts anti-competitively in ticket sales
Cartel Office sees discrimination Bahn acts anti-competitively in ticket sales 6/28/2023 3:32 p.m If alternative platforms offer train tickets, they are dependent on connection information, such as delays, but also…
More lawsuits before a decision: sugar cartel has to pay millions in damages
More lawsuits pending decision Sugar cartel has to pay millions in damages 6/23/2023, 6:52 p.m The Bundeskartellamt accuses the big sugar manufacturers of years of price fixing. In two pilot…
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…
Office chief sees abnormalities: Cartel Office investigates suspicion of illegal price gouging
Office chief sees abnormalities Cartel Office investigates suspected illegal price gouging 6/19/2023, 6:44 p.m In the shadow of rising inflation, have companies pushed up prices further? The Federal Cartel Office…
After allegations by 1&1: Cartel Office initiates proceedings against Vodafone
After accusations from 1&1 Cartel Office initiates proceedings against Vodafone 06/02/2023, 2:16 p.m Mobile phone provider 1&1 wants to catch up with the competition and establish a fourth mobile phone…
Powerful Balkan cartel busted, 37 suspects arrested, Europol says
A total of 37 criminals have been arrested in seven countries in a massive police operation coordinated by Croatian police to dismantle a criminal gang “extremely violent from the western…
UK: Five major banks suspected of bond market cartel
by Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) – Five major international banks allegedly broke British law by exchanging sensitive information about government bond transactions during online conversations between traders, preliminary findings of…
50 million euro fine: Carlsberg convicted in the beer cartel process
50 million euros fine Carlsberg convicted in beer cartel trial 5/2/2023, 7:41 p.m A joint price increase by many breweries at the beginning of 2008 was met with suspicion by…
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”.…