2 July 2025 — Following a preliminary inquiry, Turkey’s Competition Board has opened a formal investigation into several companies and industry associations in the agricultural pesticide and seed markets. The probe concerns alleged anticompetitive practices, […]
Month: July 2025
Spain’s CNMC Supports Extending Takeover Bid Rules to Multilateral Trading Systems
On 3 July 2025, Spain’s National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) welcomed a new decree extending the regime of public takeover bids (OPAs) to multilateral trading systems—financial markets mainly used by SMEs. The CNMC […]
Dutch ACM Launches Investigation into Algorithm-Driven Airline Ticket Pricing
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has started a market investigation into how computer-controlled pricing affects airline ticket costs. The probe aims to understand the real-world formation and consumer impact of dynamic and […]
Brazil’s Antitrust Watchdog Recommends Apple Be Penalized for Anticompetitive Conduct in iOS Ecosystem
Brasília, 30 June 2025 — The General Superintendence of Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (SG/CADE) has recommended that Apple be convicted for anticompetitive practices within its iOS ecosystem. The recommendation follows a probe launched […]
Czech Competition Authority Fines Railway Construction Cartel $6.7M
Brno, 2 July 2025 — The Office for the Protection of Competition has imposed fines exceeding CZK 157 million (USD 6.7 million) on six companies involved in a wide-ranging cartel that rigged bids for public […]
