Bonn, December 22, 2025 — The German authority has published its annual review for 2025, outlining enforcement actions across cartel cases, digital platforms, energy markets, and merger control, including fines totaling around €10 million (approximately […]
Month: December 2025
South African Tribunal Approves Vumatel–Herotel Merger With Network Access Commitments
Pretoria, December 22, 2025 — The South African Competition Tribunal has approved Vumatel’s acquisition of Hero Telecoms, subject to an extensive set of behavioural and public interest conditions aimed at safeguarding competition in fibre and […]
Weekly Global Antitrust News Digest | 22–27 December
Dear Readers, The short week before the holidays delivered an unusually dense set of major dominance cases, court judgments, and high-value fines, alongside important policy and merger developments across Europe and beyond. Italy, in particular, […]
Italian Authority Orders Meta to Suspend WhatsApp Terms Blocking Competing AI Chatbots
Rome, December 24, 2025 —The Italian authority has ordered Meta to immediately suspend new WhatsApp contractual terms that would exclude rival AI chatbot providers from the messaging platform, citing concerns that the measures could cause […]
Paris Court Upholds New Caledonia Authority Decision on Medical Device Import Exclusivity, Reduces Fine
Noumea, December 23, 2025 —The Paris Court of Appeal has largely upheld a decision by the Competition Authority of New Caledonia finding that import exclusivity practices in the medical device sector restricted competition, while reducing […]
