Tag: Federal Cartel Office
Deutsche Bahn: works council fights against split plans
Hamm The employees of Deutsche Bahn (DB) are resisting new demands to separate the rail network from the state-owned company’s operations. “If the integrated group were to be split up,”…
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…
Eventim share collapses after criticism from Jan Böhmermann
Jan Böhmermann Böhmermann criticized the company in the program “With fantasy fees to the event empire” about the ticket dealer Eventim. (Photo: IMAGO/Panama Pictures) Frankfurt Eventim shares have fallen more…
Share collapses after criticism from Jan Böhmermann
Jan Böhmermann Böhmermann criticized the company in the program “With fantasy fees to the event empire” about the ticket dealer Eventim. (Photo: IMAGO/Panama Pictures) Frankfurt Eventim shares have fallen more…
Eventim stock falls more than 14 percent
Jan Böhmermann Böhmermann criticized the company in the program “With fantasy fees to the event empire” about the ticket dealer Eventim. (Photo: IMAGO/Panama Pictures) Frankfurt Eventim shares have fallen more…
Fiber optic providers demand fair competition in the mobile network
Berlin A large majority of fiber optic network operators in Germany also want to offer potential customers mobile communications based on the latest 5G standard. But creating such bundled products…
Cartel Office initiates proceedings against Vodafone
Vodafone radio mast 1&1 accuses the group and its subsidiary Vantage Towers of deliberately slowing down the expansion of the competitor. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Why is the expansion of 1&1’s…
How Telekom uses its market power in fiber optic expansion
Berlin Shortly before Pentecost, association representatives and managers from telecommunications companies met in Bonn for the “David versus Goliath” duel. Not in the corporate headquarters of the industry giant Deutsche…
EU court rejects lawsuits against RWE-Eon-Deal
RWE Campus Essen The European Commission has approved the purchase of Eon generation by RWE 2019. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf An important decision has been made regarding lawsuits by several energy…
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…
SPD and Greens want to take a closer look at corporate profits
Saskia Esken The SPD federal chairman also sees the reason for the inflation in increased profit margins. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Critics accuse corporations of exploiting high inflation to optimize profits…
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…
Donald in New York: Bad Boy
Good morning, dear readers, yesterday evening at around 9:30 p.m. German time, after around two hours, the New York Supreme Court said: Donald has left the building. The former President…
Toilet paper maker Hakle finds buyers for brand names
Hakle toilet paper The family business has found a buyer for its German naming rights. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Dusseldorf The toilet paper manufacturer Hakle, which has slipped into bankruptcy, has…
Consumer advice center plans class action lawsuit against Eon
district heating Eon customers criticize price increases. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The consumer advice center considers the price increases by the Essen energy supplier Eon to be illegal. The Federal Consumer…
Eon shocks district heating customers with a surcharge
Eon headquarters For Eon’s district heating customers, the price shock is only now coming – but it’s decent. (Photo: IMAGO/snowfieldphotography) Dusseldorf Eon expected its district heating customers to make the…
Eon: price shock for district heating customers
Eon headquarters For Eon’s district heating customers, the price shock is only now coming – but it’s decent. (Photo: IMAGO/snowfieldphotography) Dusseldorf Eon expected its district heating customers to make the…
Eon: price shock for district heating customers
High energy costs For Eon’s district heating customers, the price shock is only now coming – but it’s decent. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Eon expected its customers to make the first…
Is it worth it for consumers to switch electricity providers now?
electricity tariff Whether it is worth changing your electricity provider also depends on the legal regulations. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Every six months, the Federal Association of Energy and Water Industries…