Tag: Antitrust law
Traffic light gives the Cartel Office drastic powers
Berlin First blockade, then marathon negotiations, then agreement. The model for laws of the traffic light coalition also applies to competition law. Shortly before 2 a.m. on the night of…
Cartel Office targets gas suppliers
gas stove With the electricity and gas price brakes, the federal government wants to mitigate the consequences of increased energy prices for consumers or companies. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The Bundeskartellamt…
British competition watchdogs gain more power to control big tech
Meta and Google logos The British government wants to tighten competition law in order to be able to better control the market power of large technology groups. (Photo: Reuters) London…
Now Apple is also under stricter competition supervision
Apple The group wants to appeal against the decision of the Federal Cartel Office. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Apple and its App Store in Germany are now under stricter supervision by…
The FDP is struggling with Habeck for a paradigm shift in competition policy
Berlin The trigger is called Christian Lindner (FDP). In early summer 2022, with the start of the tank discount, the finance minister asked for the competition guardians of the Federal…
Bertelsmann fails with mergers worth five billion euros
Thomas Rabe The boss of Bertelsmann and the RTL Group wants to promote large mergers of media companies – but has now failed four times in a row. (Photo: Bertelsmann)…
This woman teaches Microsoft to fear
Lina Khan It was her critical attitude towards the tech companies that convinced US President Biden to make the lawyer the powerful head of the authorities. (Photo: AP) new York…
Cloud providers file antitrust complaints with the EU
Dusseldorf Microsoft’s strategic realignment is a success story. Within a few years, the software manufacturer has become one of the world’s largest cloud service providers. However, some competitors accuse the…
Cloud providers file antitrust complaints with the EU
Dusseldorf Microsoft’s strategic realignment is a success story. Within a few years, the software manufacturer has become one of the world’s largest cloud service providers. However, some competitors accuse the…
German economist demands compensation from OPEC
But the plan didn’t work: the Saudis did the exact opposite. A few weeks ago, they pushed through a production cut in the OPEC cartel, the oil price rose and…
Rail cartel: Deutsche Bahn suffers defeat in court
Deutsche Bahn tracks The rail cartel has agreed on prices for many years in the past. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Deutsche Bahn suffered a bitter defeat in its trials against the…
Monopoly Commission thinks nothing of Habeck’s excess profit plan
Berlin Robert Habeck (Greens) could not be present at the presentation due to short-notice changes in the schedule. But the more than 300-page long main report by the Monopolies Commission…
Driving bans and speed limit: traffic light argues about energy-saving measures
Berlin A new debate has flared up in Germany about what measures should be taken to respond to rising energy prices. A move by SPD leader Saskia Esken is particularly…
A turning point in competition policy causes a stir
Robert Habeck “We are making antitrust law with claws and teeth,” said the Federal Minister of Economics on Monday. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Dusseldorf In the German headquarters of the big…
Cartel Office chief Mundt proposes reversed burden of proof
Berlin, Munich The President of the Federal Cartel Office, Andreas Mundt, suggests new rules for competition proceedings against digital companies such as Google, Amazon or Facebook. In an interview with…
Companies fuel inflation with their pricing power
Since the US Federal Reserve announced rapid and possibly massive interest rate hikes last week, the inflation debate seems to have been decided, at least in the USA: Aggregate economic…
Companies fuel inflation with their pricing power
Since the US Federal Reserve announced rapid and possibly massive interest rate hikes last week, the inflation debate seems to have been decided, at least in the USA: Aggregate economic…
Annalena Baerbock on Mission Moscow – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
They wanted guns and got words: The government of Ukraine expressed disappointment yesterday after the visit of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Months ago, her Green party friend Robert Habeck had…
Google is threatened with requirements from the Federal Cartel Office
Dusseldorf Google is threatened with requirements from the Federal Cartel Office. The Bonn cartel watchdog determined on the basis of new legal powers in the case of Google for the…
Antitrust penalty for HSBC, Barclays and Credit Suisse
Margrethe Vestager The EU Competition Commissioner spoke of a “clear message” for the banks. (Photo: AP) London The Swiss bank Credit Suisse and the three major British banks HSBC, Barclays…