Category: Global Blogs

EU: Almunia baffled by Germany’s green energy accusations (Competition Policy International)

The European Commission’s competition chief Joaquin Almunia said Thursday he is baffled by recent remarks made from Germany accusing the EU of undermining Germany’s efforts to boost green energy production, say reports.

The Commission initiated a probe last December into the project, which aims to phase out nuclear power over the …read more

Finland: Relationship sours between top dairy firm, competition regulator (Competition Policy International)

Finland’s largest dairy company Valio remains at odds with the nation’s Competition and Consumer Authority after years of disagreements over Valio business practices reached its peak this week.

The regulator published an op-ed article on its website following its decision last month that found Valio guilty of abusing is market dominance. …read more

Spain: Europe approves Vodafone’s Ono buy (Competition Policy International)

The European Commission announced Wednesday that it will allow top UK wireless operator Vodafone to acquire Spain’s leading cable firm Ono in a $9.79 million deal.

In a statement, the Commission said it has approved of the deal without concessions. The news confirmed earlier reports that the transaction would gain unconditional …read more

EU: Commission widens rules against anticompetitive behavior (Competition Policy International)

The European Commission announced that it is extending the scope of prohibited anticompetitive behavior to include practices that result in even minor impacts to the market, reports say.

In a de minimis notice, the Commission prohibited certain hardcore anticompetitive behaviors, including price-fixing and market allocation, even if the impact of those …read more