01.08.2015

Romania's Competition Council has authorized French retailer Auchan to take over 12 hypermarkets and shopping galleries it operates, in one of the largest retail deals in Central Europe in 2014, more

01.05.2015

Romania's Competition Council has approved the takeover by Chinese-held Dutch grain trader Nidera of United Shipping Agency, owner of a grain terminal in Romania's Constanta harbor, and of United more

12.22.2014

Romanian antitrust authorities have fined oil drilling companies Dafora Medias, Upetrom 1 Mai, Foraj Sonde Craiova and Foraj Sonde Targu-Mures a total of EUR3 million for rigging auctions for drilling more

11.27.2014

The Romanian life insurance market is underdeveloped and its premium revenues are declining, as is the industry's share in the gross domestic product, according to a report Romania's antitrust body more

11.13.2014

Romania’s Competition Council started an investigation related to potential antitrust practices carried out by retailers Auchan Romania, Carrefour Romania, Romania Hypermarche (Cora), Kaufland more

11.10.2014

Retailer Mega Image, part of Belgian group Delhaize, will give up one of the 20 stores to be taken over from meat products retailer Angst and may sell another two units, according to the agreements more

10.07.2014

The Romanian Competition Council approved the takeover of the Romanian subsidiary of Portugal’s Millennium bcp by OTP Bank Romania, a member of Hungarian group OTP, and the takeover of the corporate more

10.02.2014

Romania's antitrust authority has fined 11 companies in the Romanian media industry a total EUR3.2 million for arrangements targeting to eliminate competing agencies on the media communication more

10.01.2014

Limiting the number of pharmacies in urban areas will not have any direct effect on the opening of pharmacies in rural areas, Romania's antitrust body said in a reasoned opinion Wednesday. more

09.30.2014

Prosecution should have a more active involvement in antitrust cases, as prison time for managers breaching antitrust legislation would be a higher deterrent in such cases even though antitrust fines more

08.27.2014

The Romanian Competition Council is looking into the takeover of the Romanian subsidiary of Portugal’s Millennium bcp by OTP Bank Romania, a member of Hungarian group OTP, the institution said more

06.12.2014

Romania's antitrust watchdog on Thursday said it has approved the the takeover of E.ON Instalatii Interioare company by Adrem Invest and E.ON Romania. more

05.06.2014

Romania’s antitrust authority will open around 20 new investigations this year and estimates it will apply fines totaling some EUR20 million, roughly the same as last, Competition Council president more

04.08.2014

Romania's Competition Council completed five investigations into alleged rigged bids last year and issued a RON12.5 million (EUR2.8 million) fine in one of the cases, according to the institution's more

04.08.2014

Romania's antitrust authority won in 2013 most of the trials in which its fines were contested, a slightly lower percentage than in 2012, according to the Competition Council's activity report more

01.28.2014

Romania’s antitrust watchdog has started an investigation into the local car insurance market. more

01.17.2014

Ecotic representatives said Friday that the decision of the antitrust authorities to fine the electronic companies, members of the association, for sealing anti-competition agreements within the more

01.17.2014

Romanian household appliance maker Arctic Gaesti will appeal the fine imposed by Romanian antitrust authorities for sealing anti-competition agreements within the buy-back campaigns, saying it was not more

01.16.2014

Romanian antitrust authorities gave fines totaling 56.5 million lei (EUR12.7 million) to 14 electronic and home appliance companies, members of Rorec and Ecotic associations, for sealing more

12.20.2013

Romanian antitrust authorities are looking into the takeover of Axa Life Insurance, the local, subsidiary of French group AXA, by the Romanian leading insurer Astra Asigurari. more

10.03.2013

The European Commission will complete this year its investigation regarding the contracts between hydropower producer Hidroelectrica and two of its largest clients, Alro Slatina and ArcelorMittal more

08.22.2013

Romania’s antitrust authority said Thursday it carried out checkups at ten grain traders in an investigation concerning possible anti-competitive practices. more

07.18.2013

Romania’s antitrust body carried out checkups at the association of Romanian employers in the milk industry, or APRIL, targeting 14 of its members, in an investigation concerning possible more

06.20.2013

The Bucharest Court of Appeals has overruled Hungarian oil group MOL’s claim to have a RON80.2 million antitrust fine annulled, upholding the Competition Council’s decision. more

06.19.2013

Romania’s Competition Council has rejected a claim raised by pharmaceutical distributor Relad International against Roche Romania, accusing the latter of discrimination in supplying medicines. more