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🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

As evidence of a 'security incident' in the dispute with the state, Penta showed a broken seal on the door

Penta Hospitals' director presented what the group considers a significant breach in a dispute with the Antimonopoly Office regarding allegations of cartel behavior in the healthcare sector.

Mar 19 • 16:26 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Rising Fuel Prices: Government Strengthens Cartel Office

The German government is implementing stricter competition regulations aimed at fuel companies in response to soaring fuel prices since the outbreak of the war in Iran.

Mar 15 • 16:00 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Federal Politics: Government Strengthens Cartel Office: Companies Must Justify Price Increases

The German government is enhancing the powers of the Cartel Office to regulate price spikes in energy, particularly in the wake of the Iran conflict.

Mar 15 • 14:20 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Cartel watchdogs are concerned: 'Politics increasingly threatens competition'

Andreas Mundt, the president of the Federal Cartel Office, expresses concern that political actions are increasingly undermining competition in Europe, despite the unchanged fundamental idea of competition.

Mar 12 • 06:31 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

Slovak Office Imposes Record Fine for Cartel Agreement on Cable Manufacturers from the Czech Republic and Slovakia

The Slovak antimonopoly office has imposed a record fine of €97.4 million on a group of Czech and Slovak cable manufacturers for participating in a cartel agreement affecting pricing.

Mar 10 • 10:22 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Record fine from the Slovak office for cartel agreement. It also targets Czech companies

A record fine has been imposed by Slovak authorities for a cartel agreement that affects Czech companies.

Mar 10 • 10:05 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Business Ticker: Cartel Office Chief Mundt Sees Little Scope for Action on Fuel Prices

German cartel chief Mundt has stated that there is little the agency can do about the soaring fuel prices caused by the geopolitical situation following the Iran conflict.

Mar 5 • 16:51 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Rising Fuel Costs: Reiche Asks the Cartel Office to Examine Increased Gas Prices

Germany's Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Katherina Reiche, has initiated a cartel examination of rising petrol prices, attributed to market manipulation linked to the Iran crisis.

Mar 5 • 06:30 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Rising Fuel Costs: SPD General Secretary Calls for Investigation of Gas Prices by the Cartel Office

Tim Klüssendorf, the General Secretary of the SPD, urges the Federal Cartel Office to investigate rising fuel prices due to the crisis in Iran.

Mar 5 • 02:55 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Mystery gang hunt and kill Mexico 'cartel members' - 'If police won't we will'

An armed group in Veracruz, Mexico, known as the 'Cobra Group', has taken responsibility for an attack on a financial office, claiming to target cartel members, resulting in four deaths and multiple injuries.

Mar 4 • 22:19 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
Crime & Justice

FGR obtains evidence for the bodyguards of 'Mencho' to remain in prison

The Mexican Attorney General's Office has secured the detention of two alleged bodyguards of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho', who are linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

Mar 2 • 06:14 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

Penta is outraged and claims that the antitrust office is on a 'fishing expedition'. The state office denies the accusation

Penta Hospitals criticizes the antitrust office amid an ongoing investigation into suspected collusion with another hospital group regarding pricing agreements.

Feb 25 • 07:10 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Tension in Mexico today: the remains of 'El Mencho' arrive at the prosecutor's office and more drug-related violence is feared

Tension rises in Mexico as authorities receive the remains of Rubén Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho,' a notorious drug cartel leader, amid fears of violent reprisals from the cartel.

Feb 23 • 12:48 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Foreign Office issues 'stay indoors' alert for Brits heading to holiday hotspot

The UK Foreign Office has issued a 'stay indoors' alert for British nationals in Mexico, advising them to exercise extreme caution following increased violence linked to the killing of a major drug cartel leader.

Feb 23 • 10:23 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

The body of 'Mencho' arrives in Mexico City: This was the transfer of Nemesio Oseguera to the FEMDO (VIDEOS)

The remains of Nemesio Oseguera, known as 'El Mencho', leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, were transferred to Mexico City's Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime after he was fatally injured during a federal operation.

Feb 22 • 23:23 UTC
🇸🇰 Postoj
National & Local

After the raids in hospitals / The office investigating the Penta cartel with Agel is under fire from lawsuits and criminal complaints

The antitrust office in Slovakia is facing lawsuits and criminal complaints after conducting inspections that revealed collusion among healthcare entrepreneurs.

Feb 20 • 14:26 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

Numerous lawsuits and criminal charges against employees. What the office that investigates the Penta and Agel cartel in hospitals is experiencing

The Antimonopoly Office of Slovakia is under pressure and facing numerous lawsuits while investigating a potential cartel involving the major healthcare groups Penta and Agel, which operate the largest hospital networks in the country.

Feb 20 • 12:24 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Plan by Publishers: A New Press Distribution for Germany

The Federal Cartel Office approves a plan by publishers to create a new press distribution alliance in Germany, fundamentally changing the market.

Feb 11 • 17:38 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

FGR identifies two key individuals in the criminal organization of the mayor of Tequila

The Mexican Attorney General's Office has designated Julio César Limón Trigueros and Severo Flores Mendoza as pivotal figures in the alleged criminal network led by Tequila's mayor, Diego Rivera Navarro, with connections to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

Feb 8 • 20:41 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

59 Million Euro Fine: Anti-Monopoly Office Prohibits Amazon's Marketplace Pricing

Germany's Federal Cartel Office has banned Amazon from using its pricing control mechanisms on its marketplace, with the online retailer planning to challenge the decision legally.

Feb 5 • 12:21 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
Crime & Justice

Cartel Office prohibits price stipulations: Amazon to pay 59 million euros

Germany's Cartel Office has fined Amazon approximately 59 million euros for unlawful price fixing and mandated the company to limit its pricing guidelines for other sellers on its platform.

Feb 5 • 11:46 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Online Commerce: The Cartel Office Takes Action Against Amazon

The Federal Cartel Office in Bonn is taking action against Amazon for using price control mechanisms on third parties, aiming to eliminate the economic advantages gained from these practices.

Feb 5 • 09:57 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Crime & Justice

Court protects 'El Tío', compadre of 'El Chapo'; requests the return of one million dollars

A Federal Court has granted protection to Jesús Raúl Beltrán Uriarte, known as El Tío, and has ordered the Federal Attorney General's Office to return over one million dollars seized nearly 20 years ago.

Feb 2 • 20:20 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

The Prosecutor's Office opposes the acceptance of the complaint filed against Zapatero for his relationship with Venezuela

The Prosecutor's Office recommends that the judge dismiss the complaint against former Prime Minister Zapatero, which alleges his collaboration with Venezuela's Maduro regime and the Soles cartel.

Jan 15 • 12:52 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

"Danger of Competitive Distortion" - Competition Authority Chief Criticizes Industrial Electricity Price

The head of the Federal Cartel Office, Andreas Mundt, criticizes the new industrial electricity price, stating it risks favoring large companies while harming smaller ones.

Jan 13 • 15:39 UTC

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