The Senate of the Republic of Latvia, in its judgment of 29 September, has dismissed the cassation appeal and upheld the 2013 decision of the Competition Council (CC), by which the CC found that the…
For the ninth consecutive year, the Latvian Competition Council has maintained its high three-star rating in the Global Competition Review (GCR), ranking among the world's leading competition…
On 21 September, the Competition Council (CC) approved a new operational strategy for the period 2023–2029. The strategy sets out the institution's values as rule of law, professionalism,…
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has adopted Recommendations to Combat Cartels in Public Procurement, which call on countries to promote fair competition in…
The Competition Council (the CC) has identified online platform practices in its market surveillance investigations that may pose a risk of restricting competition, while concluding that online…
30.06.2023 The Competition Council (CC) made a decision to allow the merger of the Estonian Baltcap Private Equity Fund III Usaldusfond UÜ with the Estonian holding company Osaühing Hansab Group. The…
30.06.2023 The Competition Council (CC) made a decision to allow the acquisition of the Estonian investment company Dragad OÜ by Maral Invest OÜ, a holding company registered in Estonia. After the…
On June 22, the Competition Council (the CC) decided to allow “Eesti Gaas” AS to acquire a decisive influence over “Gaso” AS. The CC did not find any significant harm to competition and therefore…
On 1 June, the Competition Council (the CC) issued an official decision regarding the discovery of three road building companies’ (AS A.C.B, AS ‘Ceļu pārvalde’, and SIA STRABAG) prohibited agreement…
In early June, the poaching of employees between competing companies was raised in the public space, with a public debate on whether such practices are fair or unfair competition. As a preventive…
