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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...
2022. Nov. 29.
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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...
2022. Nov. 16.
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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...
2022. Nov. 08.
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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...
2022. Nov. 08.
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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...
2022. Oct. 19.
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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...
2022. Oct. 21.
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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 ...
2022. Sep. 30.
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Competition Lab for Judges: A Seminar on European Competition Law for National Judges
Stepping up with the economics of competition law: from core principles to advanced competition law enforcement
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) in the framework of the OECD-GVH Regional C...
2022. Jul. 25.
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Call for proposals for the provision of English-Russian and Russian-English interpretation and tr...
The Hungarian Competition Authority (1054 Budapest, Alkotmány utca 5., hereinafter: “GVH” or “the contracting authority”) calls for proposals for the following services:
The subject and quantity of...
2022. May. 10.
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Press releases
The Presidents of the Hungarian and the Montenegrin competition authorities negotiated in Budapest
6 March 2023, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) hosted the delegation of the Montenegrin competition authority in Budapest. Csaba Balázs Rigó, President of the GVH and Dragan Dam...
2023. Mar. 06.
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Thanks to the GVH's action, Samsung is now providing more accurate information about the advertis...
23 February 2023, Budapest - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) accepted the voluntary commitment of Samsung to provide consumers with more detailed information on the operation of the adver...
2023. Feb. 23.
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GVH moves against the global e-commerce platform: Wish compensates Hungarian consumers for a tota...
21 February 2023, Budapest - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has closed its investigation into Wish, one of the world's largest e-commerce marketplaces. The platform operator agreed to a ...
2023. Feb. 21.
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"Green" advertising messages are often confusing - the GVH draws attention to this
17 February 2023, Budapest – A fast-track analyses (as a result of a sweep carried out by CPC – Consumer Protection Cooperation authorities) by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has found t...
2023. Feb. 17.
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Hangover cure or consumer deception? GVH investigates which is which
16 February 2023, Budapest - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) launched an investigation into a soft drink distributor for allegedly misleading consumers with advertising promising to relie...
2023. Feb. 16.
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Dawn Raid stories in the latest episode of the GVH podcast
14 February 2023, Budapest – Why cooperate when the GVH knocks on the door? What was it that even the experts from the competition authority were astonished by? For the answers, it is worth listeni...
2023. Feb. 14.
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GVH would provide relief for operators in the hospitality sector
10 February 2023, Budapest - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) launched a sector inquiry to analyse the procurement of beverages by restaurants. The national competition authority made a nu...
2023. Feb. 10.
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The actions against price increase of groceries continue, the GVH involved new product categories...
9 February 2023, Budapest - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) launched new accelerated sector inquiry with dawn raids as targeted measures to identify the distortion of competition in the d...
2023. Feb. 09.
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GVH opens investigation into Wizz Air's ticketing practices
7 February 2023, Budapest – The Hungarian Competition Authority has opened an investigation into Wizz Air for allegedly misleading consumers into buying tickets for its premium (extra charge) servi...
2023. Feb. 07.
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GVH terminates the procedure against the operator of ingatlan.com
2 February 2023, Budapest - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has closed its investigation against the operators of ingatlan.com, because the alleged infringement was not proven when the co...
2023. Feb. 02.
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Illegal, Hidden Influence in Online Trading is Spreading
31 January 2023, Budapest - According to the results of a screening (“sweep”) by European consumer authorities, more than a third of traders manipulate consumers online using undetected ‘dark-patte...
2023. Jan. 31.
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eMag Fined HUF 50 million for Failing to Meet its Commitments to the GVH
30 January 2023, Budapest - Based on the investigation of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), the operator of the eMAG webshop breached certain obligations undertaken to the GVH and its user...
2023. Jan. 30.
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