THE OECD RECOMMENDS PROMOTING COMPETITION IN DIGITAL MARKETS AND ENSURING THEIR OPENNESS
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), together with the Lithuanian Competition Council and the competition authorities of Poland and Latvia, has completed the nearly two-year European Union technical assistance project “Competition Market Study: Digital Sector – Poland, Latvia and Lithuania” and presented...
KEY RESULTS OF THE INSTITUTION’S 2025 ACTIVITIES PRESENTED AT THE SEIMAS COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS AND INNOVATION
The Chairwoman of the Competition Council, Jolanta Ivanauskienė, presented the institution’s 2025 annual report at a meeting of the Seimas Committee on Economy and Innovation and answered questions from members of parliament.
AS LIETUVOS PAŠTAS PLANS TO CHANGE ITS PRICING, THE COMPETITION COUNCIL WILL NOT LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE COMPANY’S ACTIONS
The Competition Council has decided not to initiate an investigation into the possible abuse of a dominant position by Lietuvos paštas , having found insufficient evidence that the company may have breached commitments it undertook several years ago. Such an investigation would also not correspond to the institution’s enforcement priorities, as...
INFRINGEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE COMPETITION COUNCIL MAY DETER ALMOST HALF A HUNDRED POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS
The Competition Council's activities bring not only direct but also indirect benefits to consumers. The latter manifest itself through the deterrent effect of the institution's decisions, when companies, aware of the investigations being conducted and possible sanctions, refrain from illegal actions or cease them. Surveys of businesses and...
BUSINESS SURVEY: MOST COMPANIES ARE AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW ON COMPETITION, BUT EDUCATION IS STILL NEEDED
A survey conducted by Spinter Research on behalf of the Competition Council reveals that more than two-thirds of Lithuanian businesses are aware of the main requirements of competition law, such as the prohibition to enter into anti-competitive agreements. Given the continuing need to raise awareness of competition rules, the Authority will...
THE COMPETITION COUNCIL AND PARTNERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED THE EU TWINNING PROJECT IN GEORGIA
To mark the end of the two-year European Union (EU) Twinning project in Georgia, the final event of the initiative was held in Tbilisi. It was attended by representatives of the Lithuanian and Austrian institutions that implemented the project, including experts from the Competition Council, the beneficiary – the Georgian Competition and...
THE 2023 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMPETITION COUNCIL WAS PRESENTED
Chairwoman of the Competition Council, Jolanta Ivanauskienė, presenting the 2023 Annual Report at an interinstitutional meeting in the Government this week, overviewed the main results achieved by the institution in the past year and answered questions.
NEW VISION AND OBJECTIVES IN THE STRATEGY FOR 2024–2029
The Competition Council has confirmed the Strategy for the next five years, which, among other things, announces a new vision and strategic goals and tasks for the Authority.
The Competition Council, after conducting monitoring of online marketplaces, did not identify any obvious illegal competition restraints or other factors that effectively restrict competition in electronic commerce. However, the Authority has drawn the attention of the sector to certain business practices that may pose a risk of restricting...
On February 22, 2023, the Lithuanian, German and Romanian authorities partnering under the EU Twinning project “Legal and Enforcement Support to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU)” met to discuss the results that they have achieved during the project implementation. Over 30 representatives of relevant authorities of Ukraine, including...
On 14 and 15 November the 18th Baltic Competition Conference was held and this time it was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Competition Council of Latvia. In the conference the special attention was paid to involvement of public administrative bodies - state and local governments – in business, as well as challenges of competition law of...
On 6–9 September experts from the Armenian Competition Protection Commission participated in a study visit to the Lithuanian competition authority Konkurencijos taryba, as well as to other institutions, and got acquainted with their activities and practice of international cooperation.