Tag: competition

The EU's new Digital Markets Act

Digital Markets Act: Is big tech attempting to thwart new EU rules?

Big tech 'gatekeepers' will have to comply with the EU's new DMA on 7 March 2024. But there are already signs some big tech companies might be trying to thwart the rules, writes Frithjof Michaelsen from our French member, UFC-Que...

/ February 28, 2024
Merger control is essential to ensuring consumer choice.

Why consumers need strong EU merger control

Some big merger decisions are coming down the tracks. To ensure consumer choice and value for money, we need strict merger control write BEUC's Agustin Reyna and Vanessa Turner.

and / January 19, 2024
Authorities must act now against 'greedflation'

Why competition authorities must act now against ‘greedflation’

The cost of living crisis is putting consumers' budgets under pressure. What's more, there's increasing evidence that some of the inflation driving this is being caused by corporate profiteering writes Vanessa Turner.

/ July 17, 2023

Agricultural agreements cannot be a smokescreen for greenwashing and profiteering

Consumers are increasingly worried about the impact of their consumption, including the food they eat. But draft guidelines for the food sector could lead to minimal sustainability improvements as a pretext to restrict competition, writes Emanuela Antolovic.

/ June 20, 2023

Let´s call a spade a spade: abuse of power in the digital economy must end

The era of tech-optimism is over, replaced by a crisis of trust. While there are strong rules in Europe which could help consumers to regain trust, their enforcement is sadly lacking.

/ November 12, 2019

When medicines cost an arm and a leg. And an eye

Last week, a pharmaceutical company was accused of intentionally inflating the price of one of its medicines by 2,000%[1]. Does this kind of news seem like déjà vu? Most probably, because escalating medicine prices are getting more and more coverage....

/ February 8, 2018