BONN, April 30, 2026 — A German court has temporarily halted an investigation by the Bundeskartellamt into competition conditions in the fuel wholesale market, dealing a setback to the authority’s use of its new market […]
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German Watchdog Seeks Refinery Data in Fuel Price Probe
BONN, April 9, 2026 — Germany’s competition authority has asked all domestic refineries to provide detailed information on their fuel pricing practices as part of a probe into rising petrol and diesel prices. The requests […]
Bundeskartellamt Clears Glasfaser Nordwest Cooperation with Commitments
BONN, March 26, 2026 — The Bundeskartellamt has closed its investigation into the fibre-optic network cooperation between EWE AG and Telekom Deutschland GmbH after the companies offered binding commitments addressing competition concerns. The cooperation takes […]
German Authority Clears Strabag Acquisition of Stumpp Group Subject to Conditions
BONN, Germany, March 2, 2026 — The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has cleared Strabag AG’s acquisition of the Stumpp Group subject to the divestment of an asphalt mixing plant in Zimmern to an independent […]
German Monopolies Commission Warns Against Price Controls in Farm Supply Chains
Bonn, February 24, 2026 — The German Monopolies Commission (Monopolkommission), an independent advisory body to the German Federal Government, has issued a statement on the European Commission’s planned revision of the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) […]
German Authority Accepts Check24 Commitments To End Energy Price Parity Clauses
Bonn, February 24, 2026 — The German Bundeskartellamt (BKartA) has made binding commitments offered by Check24 GmbH to end the use of price parity clauses in its energy comparison platform, concluding an investigation launched in […]
German Authority Finds Rising Market Power Among Major Power Generators
Bonn, February 19, 2026 — The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has published its sixth market power report on electricity generation, finding a significant increase in the market power of leading generators RWE, LEAG, and […]
Agriculture Supply Chains Draw Growing Enforcement Attention Across Europe
By Vipal Durge The agriculture and food supply chain has emerged as a growing enforcement priority for national competition authorities (NCAs) across Europe, with regulators simultaneously targeting buyer power in food retail, restrictive vertical practices […]
Bundeskartellamt Clears FFF Group Plans to Reform German Press Distribution System
BONN, February 11, 2026 – The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) has completed its antitrust review of the “Fit-For-Future” (FFF) working group’s plans to reform the German press distribution system (Presse-Grosso) and will not take […]
German Authority Prohibits Amazon From Price Controls and Orders $69.5 Million Disgorgement
Bonn, February 5, 2026 — The German authority has prohibited Amazon from applying so-called price control mechanisms to third-party sellers on its German marketplace and ordered the company to disgorge approximately €59 million (approximately 69.5 […]
