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

04.29.2013

Bogdan Chiritoiu, head of the Romanian Competition Council, has announced that the institution will start an analysis of the medical services market in general, with there being “indications that more

03.21.2013

Romania’s antitrust body announced Thursday it was looking into the takeover by Auchan Romania of real,- Hypermarket chain. more

02.18.2013

Romania’s antitrust body announced Monday it was looking into the takeover of Termo Craiova, which administers the heat distribution and supply in Craiova, southern Romania, by state-owned thermal more

05.25.2012

Romania’s Competition Council said it will finalize in the upcoming months the antitrust inquiry set off last year on the local gas market regarding a potential conspiracy between several companies more

05.16.2012

Bunge, one of the largest vegetable oil producers in Romania, got the Competition Council’s approval to take over the oil plant in Lehliu Gara (southern Romania) of Martifer Group’s Prio Foods, more

12.07.2011

Romanian antitrust authorities slapped 25 road builders with fines worth a total 1.8 million lei (EUR430,000) because they refused to disclose information the watchdog claimed during an inquiry on the more

11.16.2011

Romanian antitrust authorities are investigating oil and gas group OMV Petrom (SNP.RO) for alleged breaches of competition regulations regarding the company's withdrawal of Eco Premium gasoline more