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The Curia of Hungary has settled a protracted legal interpretation dispute and clarified, in line...

Budapest, 21 June 2023 - In its latest resolution for the uniformity of the law, the Curia confirmed the correctness of the position of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) regarding competiti...

Vivid international discussions at the GVH’s food inflation workshop

There was a remarkable interest from Member States at the GVH’s international workshop on food inflation. The online event was attended by more than 50 experts representing competition authorities ...

The OECD winter "competition week" has begun

The winter session of the OECD Competition Division has begun with the participation of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH). The GVH and the OECD have been cooperating very actively for almos...

Successful year for the OECD-GVH Competition Law Training Centre

Over the past years, the Hungarian Competition Authority has succeeded in becoming a regional key player in the exchange of experience in competition law, said the Chair of the OECD National Counci...

Key role of competition authorities in times of crisis: team training held by the GVH and the OEC...

The Hungarian Competition Authority and the OECD Regional Centre for Competition are holding a two-day training course to prepare Hungarian competition professionals to deal with the crisis-hit and...

Csaba Balázs Rigó: Getting green issues right

We have to protect the Hungarian people and increase their consumer awareness regarding the so-called ‘greenwashing’ phenomenon. As to merchants, we still have to offer guidance and information abo...

Csaba Balázs Rigó: the GVH protects children as a priority

The President of the Hungarian Competition Authority presented the practice of the competition authority's protection of children at a professional conference of the Pest County Government Office i...

GVH’s experts protect the interests of Hungarian consumers

The Hungarian Competition Authority and the OECD Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest are holding a two-day training course to prepare Hungarian competition professionals to deal with the un...

V4 Competiton Law and Fundamental Rights Challenge

The Hungarian Competition Authority in cooperation with the Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary launches competition open to law students and PhD students of the countries ...

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GVH fines, injunctions and commitments for Heineken

Heineken will have to pay a fine of HUF 15 million for narrowing the range of beer selection on the Hungarian market. Heineken will also have to set up a compliance programme with its HORECA partne...

New digital market regulation in its next phase: the European Commission designates the gatekeepers

Budapest, 6 September 2023 - The European Commission has designated the "gatekeepers" of the digital world - the giant undertakings that, due to their size and power, must comply with the strict re...

The GVH has acted swiftly: it will be revealed soon whether competition in the online booking mar...

Budapest, 24 August 2023 - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has launched an accelerated sector inquiry into the online accommodation booking and service market in Hungary. The investigatio...

GVH investigates how Microsoft informs consumers about its new search service

Budapest, July 2023, 25 - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has launched an investigation against Microsoft for possible failing to adequately inform users about certain features of its sea...

The GVH also protects the Hungarian consumers by enforcing the price indication rules

Budapest, 19 July 2023 - The Hungarian Competition Authority has launched three simultaneous investigations against major players in the domestic online clothing and footwear trade. All three compa...

The price monitoring system has been up and running for a week, more improvements coming soon

8 July 2023, Budapest – In just one week, the total number of downloads from the price monitoring site run by the Hungarian Competition Authority has reached 25 million. The working group that set ...

Serving consumers - the Competition Authority, the Ministry of Justice and the Prime Minister's O...

Budapest, 30 June 2023 - Judit Varga, Minister of Justice, Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office and Csaba Balázs Rigó, President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) sign...

The Academy of European Law holds an international seminar in Budapest jointly with the GVH

Budapest, 22 June 2023 - The European Academy of Law (Europäische Rechtsakademie; ERA), one of the most renowned legal training institutions in the international platform, is holding a two-day trai...

"Hungarian national interest in the enlargement of the European Union to the Western Balkans"

On 20th June, 2023 a bilateral meeting was held in Brussels between the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi and Csaba Balázs Rigó, President of the Hunga...

Active Hungarian participation in the OECD Competition Week

16 June 2023, Budapest – The summer session of the OECD's Competition Committee, the international organisation's "competition week", ended on Friday. At the bi-annual meeting of OECD member countr...

GVH organized an international conference on green competition policy aspects

7 June 2023, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) hosted an international conference on the use of sustainability considerations in competition law analyses. The GVH has addressed t...

Test run of the online price monitoring database

The joint working group cooperates with retail chains 6 June 2023, Budapest – The online price monitoring database will be launched on 1 July. On Tuesday, a working group set up by the Hungarian Co...

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