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The Norwegian investment company Hawk Infinity will be able to indirectly acquire 94.74% of the shares in the company WhiteBit through a special purpose entity, SaaS Holding , and take sole control of WhiteBit . The Competition Council has granted permission for this transaction.

The Competition Council has cleared the acquisition by Saferoad Baltic of Gatas . The clearance was granted following commitments by Saferoad Baltic to preserve effective competition in the markets for the supply of road barrier systems and their installation and maintenance.

The Competition Council has completed its investigation into the implementation of an unnotified merger and has sent a notification of a possible infringement of the Law on Competition to the Estonian company MM Grupp .

The Competition Council, after monitoring the electric vehicle (EV) charging sector, has issued recommendations to municipalities as well as the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Energy on how to promote effective competition and avoid possible negative consequences for consumers in the future.

A two-day study visit of representatives from Montenegro's Competition Protection Agency has concluded today. During the visit, guests became familiar with the latest working practices of the Competition Council, its key operational principles, and engaged in discussions on topics relevant to both institutions.

The Competition Council has not cleared the transaction by which the Estonian company Ekspress Grupp , which operates the news portal delfi.lt , acquired Lrytas , which operates the news portal lrytas.lt , and has ordered the company to restore the previous situation or remedy the effects of the concentration by selling one of the portals.

Energy, defence, retail trade, and digital markets – these are the sectors that the Competition Council has designated as priorities for 2025. The Authority plans not only to monitor developments in these markets but also to take proactive investigative and preventive actions, conduct educational initiatives, and collaborate with other...

Following the entry into force of the Law on the Supervision of Online Intermediation Services and Online Search Engines, as of 1 January 2025, the Competition Council will take on new supervisory functions for online platforms.

The Competition Council has decided not to initiate an investigation into the actions of the company Go3 Baltics , as it would not align with the institution's priority to conduct investigations that significantly contribute to the protection of effective competition, thus ensuring the highest possible consumer welfare.

The Competition Council, together with the Polish and Latvian competition authorities and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), will implement the European Union (EU) technical assistance project "Competition Market Study: Digital Sector – Poland, Latvia and Lithuania" to help ensure competitiveness in the digital...

In order to contribute to a better understanding of the competition law requirements for businesses in the digital space, the Competition Council has prepared Guidelines on e-commerce, which provide the most relevant information on the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements and recommendations for the e-commerce sector.

The company Lit Egg will not be able to acquire the egg production business of the Girelės paukštynas poultry farm and the agricultural company Nematekas , along with the real estate necessary to administer the business. The Competition Council did not grant permission for this transaction, determining that implementing the concentration...