Office for the Protection of Competition Press Releases

Office for the Protection of Competition imposed fine of CZK 9.9 million on K + B Progres for fixing prices for retailers

2025-11-20 The Office for the Protection of Competition issued a decision to impose a fine of CZK 9,904,000 on K + B Progres, a.s., for infringement of national and EU competition rules. The company was found guilty of negotiating and implementing …

Office for the Protection of Competition has agreed on commitments with Alma Career, job portal system will be more accessible to ...

2025-11-20 The Office for the Protection of Competition has closed administrative proceedings concerning the possible abuse of a dominant position by the Alma Career Group in the field of advertising on job portals after the party to the proceedings …

The 2025 St. Martin's Conference Addressed EU-wide Issues and Czech Competition Policy Tools

On 5 and 6 November 2025, the 18th annual St. Martin's Conference on news and current trends in the protection of competition and significant market power was held at the premises of the Office for the Protection of Competition. The conference was …

Save the Date: ICN Unilateral Conduct Workshop to be held in Prague in April 2026

AWARDS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROTECTION OF COMPETITION AND FOR THE BEST STUDENT THESIS WERE PRESENTED AT THE ST. MARTIN'S ...

2025-11-07 During the St. Martin's Conference, Mr. Petr Mlsna, Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition, presented Mr. Bogdan Chiritoiu, Chairman of the Romanian Competition Authority, with an award for his long-term contribution to the …

Merger of Car Dealers in České Budějovice Approved Subject to Conditions Consisting of KIA Car Service Centre Divesture

2025-10-13 The Office for the Protection of Competition has conditionally cleared the concentration between undertakings CB Auto a.s. and AUTO FUTURE, s.r.o., in the market of the retail sale and servicing of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. …

St. Martin's Conference 2025: introducing topics and opening registration

2025-09-08 The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") invites experts and others interested in competition law to the 18th annual St. Martin's Conference, which will take place on 5-6 November 2025 …

The Office Has Again Imposed Fines on Three Meal Voucher Issuers Totalling over CZK 279 million

2025-08-05 The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) issued a first-instance decision to reimpose fines on meal voucher issuers, further specifying the exact reasons for the imposition of the fines, as had been …

The Office for the Protection of Competition launched a reporting tool for anonymous and confidential reporting of suspected ...

2025-07-14 Complaints submitted by the public are highly valuable source of information for the Office. They can help uncover illegal conduct, expedite investigations, initiate administrative proceedings, and ultimately lead to imposition of sanctions on …

Annual Report 2024 in English

2025-07-07 The Office for the Protection of Competition has published the English version of its 2024 Annual Report.The Office operates in the areas of competition protection, oversight of public procurement, control of significant market power, …

Annual Report 2024 in English

2025-07-07 The Office for the Protection of Competition has published the English version of its 2024 Annual Report.The Office operates in the areas of competition protection, oversight of public procurement, control of significant market power, …

Annual Report 2024 in English

2025-07-07 The Office for the Protection of Competition has published the English version of its 2024 Annual Report.The Office operates in the areas of competition protection, oversight of public procurement, control of significant market power, …

Annual Report 2024 in English

2025-07-07 The Office for the Protection of Competition has published the English version of its 2024 Annual Report.The Office operates in the areas of competition protection, oversight of public procurement, control of significant market power, …

Office Fines Major Cartel in Railway Construction Sector More Than CZK 150 million

2025-07-02 By its first-instance decision, the Office for the Protection of Competition has imposed fines totalling CZK 157,693,000 on six undertakings for a series of cartel agreements related to public contracts for the repair, modification, or …

EUROMEDIA and PEMIC Concentration Approval Subject to Commitments, Acquirer is Obliged to Divest the Wholesale Distribution of ...

2025-06-12 The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as “the Office”) has approved the concentration of undertaking EUROMEDIA GROUP, a.s., PEMIC BOOKS a.s. and BOOKNET s.r.o. subject to the condition that part of the undertaking …

The Office Launches Sector Inquiry in the Area of Publicly Accessible Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles

2025-06-10 The Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") has launched a sector inquiry into the area of publicly accessible charging stations. Specifically, it is examining the conditions of wholesale …

Annual State Aid Conference in Brno – 11–12 June 2025

2025-05-16 The State Aid Conference, organised in Brno by the Office for the Protection of Competition, will take place this year on 11 and 12 June 2025. Registration is already open. A wide range of topics and speakers from both the Czech Republic and …

New competition tools: the way to more efficient competition law enforcement

Opening remarks of the Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition Petr Mlsna delivered at the Interanational Chamber of Commerce Czech the Antitrust Conference in Prague on 24 April 2025. Ladies and gentlemen, let me start with a provocative …

Appeal by EDF over Nuclear Tender was Dismissed

The Chairman of the Office for the Protection of Competition (hereinafter referred to as "the Office"), Petr Mlsna, dismissed the appeal of Électricité de France against the first-instance decision in the case of the public contract of the …

MIDs Competition Authorities: Strengthening Competitiveness and Competition in the EU Single Market

2025-04-22 The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition, together with the competition authorities of Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Austria, has issued a joint statement warning against the relaxation of merger control rules, …