Italy fines gas distributors for abuse of dominance

Wednesday, 01 February 2012

Italy's Antitrust Authority fined Estra €270,000
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has fined Estra Reti Gas and its parent company Estra about €270,000 for abusing their dominant position in the market for gas distribution.

Unipol deal heading to Phase II

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Unipol has agreed to buy Fondiaria-SAI for €1.1 billion
Italian insurance company Unipol’s €1.1 billion proposed acquisition of its rival Fondiaria-SAI risks stirring Italy’s Antitrust Authority’s concerns that the merger would create a dominant position, lawyers say.

Italy fines Pfizer over generics

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Italy fined Pfizer €10.6 million for delaying the entry of generic drugs on the market
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has fined pharmaceutical group Pfizer €10.6 million for abuse of dominance.

Italy probes bar associations

Friday, 13 January 2012

Italy's Antitrust Authority is probing 12 local bar associations
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has opened an investigation of 12 bar associations, including those in Milan and Rome, for alleged anti-competitive practices.

Italy punishes Poste for abusive conduct

Monday, 19 December 2011

Italy's Antitrust Authority fined Poste Italiane €39 million
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has fined postal company Poste Italiane €39 million for abusing its dominant position, as it begins to take a tougher stance on anti-competitive conduct.

Italy opens Alitalia probe after three-year freeze

Monday, 05 December 2011

Italy opened an investigation of Alitalia's merger with Air One
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has reopened an investigation of the merger between flagship airline Alitalia and its rival Air One, three years after the government forbade the authority to review the deal.

Telecom Italia submits new remedies in abuse probe

Monday, 28 November 2011

Telecom Italia submitted a second set of remedies
For the second time, Telecom Italia has offered remedies to end an abuse of dominance investigation by Italy’s Competition Authority, after the company’s first proposal failed a market test and was rejected.

Italy selects new authority head

Monday, 21 November 2011

Giovanni Pitruzzella, the new head of Italy's Competition Authority
Constitutional law professor Giovanni Pitruzzella has been appointed president of Italy’s Competition Authority, succeeding Antonio Catricalà, who joins Mario Monti’s new government.

Berlusconi backs Monti for Italian PM

Thursday, 10 November 2011

Mario Monti is set to become Italy's prime minister
Former European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti is set to become Italy’s next prime minister. 

ITALY: Four companies fined for bid-rigging

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Roberto AmoreFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLPRome

EU court slashes tobacco cartelist penalty

Friday, 07 October 2011

DG Comp issued its fine in 2005
The EU’s General Court has reduced a cartel fine issued to Italian tobacco company Romana Tabacchi for price fixing by the European Commission.

Italy fines insurers

Wednesday, 05 October 2011

Health insurers fined
Italy’s Competition Authority has fined insurance companies €13 million for using co-insurance policies as a tool for price coordination and information sharing.

DG Comp must investigate Ryanair complaints

Monday, 03 October 2011

Ryanair wins consideration of Alitalia aid
Europe’s General Court last week ruled that the European Commission must revisit complaints Ryanair lodged six years ago over alleged state aid given by the Italian government to its rivals.

Deltafina and Alliance One lose at General Court

Friday, 09 September 2011

No win for Deltafina and Alliance One
Europe’s General Court today upheld European Commission fines totalling €54 million against Italian tobacco processors Deltafina and Alliance One.

Italy fines medical equipment companies

Wednesday, 10 August 2011

Diagnostic imaging companies fined
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has fined four makers of magnetic resonance equipment €5.5 million for bid rigging.

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