Competition Council

  • Society

Hundreds of dairy farmers protest in Vilnius over milk crisis

Lithuanian dairy producers are holding a protest in Vilnius today to attract attention to the problems they are experiencing in…

8 years ago
  • Energy

Orlen Lietuva to face competition council investigation

Lithuania's Competition Council opened an investigation into Orlen Lietuva, suspecting the oil refinery could have sold diesel fuel to one…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Swedbank gets go ahead to take over Danske retail business in Lithuania

Swedbank has been given the go-ahead by Lithuania’s Competition Council to take over the retail banking business of Danske Bank…

8 years ago
  • Energy

Competition watchdogs to look into power reserve deal

The Competition Council has decided to open an investigation and see whether the Lithuanian government's decision to single out the…

8 years ago
  • Economy

French group Veolia sues Lithuania for €100m

The French group Veolia, which owns heating companies in Lithuania, is suing the country for €100 million at the International…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Government agency head steps down following food for poor scandal

The head of the Agricultural and Food Market Regulation Agency (ŽŪMPRRA) has handed in her resignation after media reports revealed…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Prime minister demands investigation in food for poor scandal

The Lithuanian state could be paying up to double average market prices for food it procures under a programme to…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Coca-Cola acquires Lithuanian bottled water producer Neptūnas

Coca-Cola is buying Lithuanian bottled water company Neptūno Vandenys. [...]

9 years ago
  • Economy

Swedbank and Danske Bank deal may need Competition Council’s approval

Swedbank's deal with Danske Bank on taking over the latter's retail banking services might put the Swedish bank into a…

9 years ago
  • Society

Kaunas University of Technology to acquire ISM University of Management and Economics

The Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the ISM University of Management and Economics (ISM) in Vilnius will soon become…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Forum Cinemas fined €1.4m for cartel agreement

Forum Cinemas, the Finnish company operating the biggest chains of cinemas in Lithuania, has been hit with a nearly €1.4…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Amendments to curb corruption submitted to Lithuanian parliament

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė submitted a bill aimed at curbing the shady donations from state and municipality controlled companies, preventing…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Vilnius court upholds EUR 35m antitrust fine for Gazprom

Vilnius Regional Administrative Court has rejected OAO Gazprom's compliant against Lithuania's Competition Council. [...]

9 years ago
  • Politics

Company linked to Lithuanian PM’s family involved in cartel agreement

The Competition Council of Lithuania has imposed fines on four companies for concluding cartel arrangements. Ministerium is among the fined…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Competition Council should keep an eye on the newest Teo purchase

IT and telecommunications company Teo has purchased 100 percent of the shares of the Lithuanian mobile service provider Omnitel from…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Two CEOs detained for attempt to bribe Lithuanian Competition Council employee

Officials of Special Investigation Service (STT) detained two CEOs for an attempt to bribe an employee of the Lithuanian Competition…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Vilnius Sports Palace renovation deemed project of national importance

The Lithuanian government on Monday agreed in principle to grant the status of an economic project of national importance to…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Vilnius to scrap municipal taxi company

Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius says that the municipality will comply with the decision of the Competition Council and exit taxi…

9 years ago
  • Energy

Vilnius court closes case on Gazprom’s access to anti-trust fine documents

A Vilnius court on Tuesday closed its hearing into a complaint filed by Gazprom over the Lithuanian competition watchdog's decision…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuanian politicians find reorganization of Estonian-owned biofuel company suspicious

Prosecutors say that plans by Bionovus, an Icor-controlled biofuel supplier, to merge with its Estonian-registered owner and cease operations will…

9 years ago