Competition & EU Law Insights

5/20/2025 7:00:55 AM

The Belgian Competition Authority outlines its 2025 priorities

By Baptist Vleeshouwers Claire De Neve

On 29 April 2025, the Belgian Competition Authority ("BCA") published its Priority Paper for 2025, outlining the sectors and strategic...

5/20/2025 7:00:40 AM

By Bianca Gorlero Federico Marini Balestra Lucia Antonazzi

On 11 April 2025, the Italian Competition Authority ("ICA") announced the launch of antitrust proceedings against Rete Ferroviaria...

5/20/2025 7:00:34 AM

By Stephan Waldheim Gitty Narymany Shandy

The German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) has imposed fines totaling nearly €6 million on audio products manufacturers Sennheiser...

5/20/2025 7:00:22 AM

By Hein Hobbelen David Wouters

On 23 April 2025, the European Commission (Commission) imposed the first -ever fines under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The fines...

5/20/2025 7:00:18 AM

By Gábor Kutai

I. Introduction: New Consumer Protection Measures Aiming at Child Protection Hungary has recently taken significant steps to enhance...

5/20/2025 7:00:14 AM

By Candela Sotés

The National Authority for Markets and Competition in Spain (“CNMC”) has recently analysed the possible existence of a hub & spoke cartel...

4/15/2025 8:00:43 AM

By Gábor Kutai Kinga Kálmán

The Hungarian Competition Authority (“GVH”) recently participated in a joint investigation led by the European Commission and national...

2/11/2025 11:45:37 AM

By Pauline Kuipers

On 5 February 2025, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) announced that it will conduct five new general market...

1/21/2025 8:00:13 AM

By Chiara Horgan Federico Marini Balestra Lucia Antonazzi

On 23 December 2024, the Italian Competition Authority (“ICA”) closed, with commitments, the investigation against Booking.com on alleged...

12/18/2024 7:58:16 AM

By Gábor Kutai

The final months of 2024 brought noteworthy developments in consumer protection in Hungary, ranging from efforts to curb misleading sales...