Proposed concentration of Edeka Zentrale AG & Co. KG and Kaiser’s Tengelmann GmbH
Special Report by the Monopolies Commission pursuant to Sec. 42(4)(2) ARC, 3 August 2015
The following documents are now available for download:
- Press release (in German language only)
- Special Report in full text (in German language only)
Railway 2015: Competition policy off track?
Special Report by the Monopolies Commission pursuant to Sec. 36 of the General Railways Act, Bonn, 22. July 2015
- Monopolies Commission still sees deficits in competition in the railway sector
- Monopolies Commission demands stronger commitment of decision makers
- Monopolies Commission gives policy recommendations for improving competition on railway markets
Competition policy: The challenge of digital markets
Special Report by the Monopolies Commission pursuant to Section 44(1)(4) ARC, 1 June 2015
The Monopolies Commission has submitted a discretionary Special Report on competition on the digital markets to the German Federal Government and Legislature. The Report is entitled: "Competition Policy: The Challenge of Digital Markets". It contains an in-depth analysis of the market structure in selected digital markets from a competition-economic as well as a competition law perspective. In this Report, the Monopolies Commission follows up on its XXth Biennial Report from 2014, in which it has addressed questions of competition, data and consumer protection in the digital economy.