Tag: Germany
German Regulator Goes After Google For Data Use
Germany's antitrust watchdog has launched a probe into whether Google Germany, Google Ireland, and its parent company Alphabet are exploiting their market dominance in the...
German Watchdog Starts Proceedings Against Amazon
Germany’s antitrust watchdog announced on Tuesday, May 18, it has launched a new investigation into whether US ecommerce giant Amazon is exploiting its market...
German Finance Chief Says Global Corporate-Tax Deal Is Close
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said a global deal on minimum corporate taxes is possible within months, citing signals of support by President Joe...
German Media Groups File Antitrust Complaint Against Apple
A number of German associations active in the media, internet and advertising industries have filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal Cartel Office,...
Germany Hits Apple With Antitrust Complaint Over New iPhone Software
Apple has been accused of antitrust abuse in Germany as it prepares to roll out a new version of its iPhone software. A complaint was...
UK, Australia & Germany To Work Together On Merger Control
The Bundeskartellamt, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have agreed on a joint statement on...
Section 19a of the Reformed German Competition Act: A (Too) Powerful...
Targeted at Big Tech, Section 19a of the Competition Act, Germany’s new antitrust tool for dealing with large digital platforms, rebalances power in favor...
New Enforcement Tool Against Abusive Market Conduct
By: Lars Mesenbrink and Julius Schradin (Antitrust Watch)
In a nutshell:
What’s new?Introduction of the Concept of Intermediation Power: A dominant position can as of now also result from...
Germany Seeks Deal With Biden on Controversial Pipeline
Germany wants to make a deal with the US in order to complete the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas project that has caused friction...
A Game Changer for Germany’s Competition Practice: Compliance Defense and Sweeping...
By Christian Ritz1 & Dr. Hubertus Weber (Hogan Lovells)2
On January 19, 2021, the 10th amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition (Gesetz...
