Tag: cartel
Cartel watchdog fights Google with new weapons
Margrethe Vestager and Thierry Breton signing a law The two members of the commission often have to work together. (Photo: AP) Brussels This Monday begins a billion-dollar lawsuit for small,…
Cartel Office warns Deutsche Bahn: competition gets data
Dusseldorf It is a victory for European mobility start-ups against the dominant company in Germany: the Federal Cartel Office has warned Deutsche Bahn because it is abusing its market power…
Habeck wants to expand the powers of the cartel office
Robert Habeck Are there unfair agreements on fuel prices? (Photo: dpa) After the explosion in fuel prices, Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck wants to significantly expand the powers of the…
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…
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…
The state should sell post and telecom soon
regensburg What has been tried and tested in the USA often comes to Germany. For Jürgen Kühling, head of the Monopolies Commission, this is a threatening prospect. Corporate profits there…
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…
Design brand Kartell posts record numbers in the crisis
Noviglio Claudio Luti doesn’t want to hear about the dying of the inner cities. “I’ve always had a different opinion,” says the head of the Italian design brand Kartell. Trade?…
OPEC cartel ignores USA and maintains output
Oil production The oil cartel Opec is sticking to its production policy. (Photo: Bloomberg) Zurich The alliance of oil exporters Opec plus has ignored calls for higher oil production. At…