Competition & EU law insights

In a significant decision for tech-focused competition law enforcement, the Rotterdam District Court has largely upheld a penalty order...

In its accelerated sector inquiry, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has found that the number of single-bid procurements in the...

What happened?  On 1 April 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) imposed total fines of around €458 million on 15 major car...

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

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

The chairman of the Dutch competition authority, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (“ACM”), Martijn Snoep already alluded in a...

The Danish Maritime and Commercial Court has fined Ecit Account A/S (Ecit) DKK 20 million (approximately EUR 2.7 million) for its...

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

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

On 9 May 2024, the Spanish bank BBVA publicly announced the acquisition of sole control of another Spanish bank, Banco Sabadell, through...

Following a proposal prepared by the Czech Office for the Protection of Competition (“Office”), the Czech Government is formulating a...