Europe

Apple rightly subject to monitoring over competition – German court

March 19, 2025

By Jacqueline Melcher, dpa. Tech major Apple holds major significance across markets and is rightly subject to stricter monitoring over competition concerns, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled on [..]

Estonia

Competition authority flags concerns over EV charging market practices

February 13, 2025

The Competition Authority (Konurentsiamet) has warned that Estonia’s electric vehicle (EV) charging market faces weak competition, rural access issues, and possible unfair practices, as companies battle for dominance in an [..]

Estonia

Competition Board says will keep an eye on Apollo cinemas

October 18, 2024

Businessman Margus Linnamäe’s Apollo cinema chain has effectively reached a near-monopoly status. This week, Apollo acquired the last remaining cinema in Viljandi, previously owned by Forum Cinemas. The Competition Authority [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania’s competition watchdog launched review into Ekspress Grupp, Lrytas deal

May 20, 2024

Lithuania’s competition watchdog, the Competition Council, is starting its review of the acquisition of Lrytas, a Lithuanian company, by Estonia’s Ekspress Grupp, which operates the Defi news websites in the [..]

Estonia

Committee clears crypto asset market bill for 1st reading

April 5, 2024

The finance committee of the Riigikogu on Thursday sent to the plenary for the first reading a bill on the crypto assets market, initiated by the government, which would make [..]