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Economics students – Summer job at the Competition Authority

The Competition Authority is advertising for an economics student to work this summer. In their role, the successful candidate will work with the Chief Economist and specialists of the organisation...

23 February 2023
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Merger investigations – deadlines and subject matter

In connection with the recent discussion on merger matters, including the potential merger of Íslandsbanki and Kvika, speculation has publicly emerged about the timing...

15 February 2023
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Price increases and competition – information page presented

Rising prices tend to reduce purchasing power, diminish the general standard of living and disrupt the economic foundations of household and business operations...

2 February 2023
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The Competition Authority annuls Kaupfélag Skagfirðinga's purchase of Gunnars

The Competition Authority has, in its decision today, annulled the acquisition of Gunnars ehf. by Kaupfélag Skagfirðinga (KS). The decision can be accessed here. With the acquisition by KS...

26 January 2023
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The benefit of competition law in Europe is thousands of billions each year.

The European Commission recently published a report assessing the benefits of interventions by the Commission's competition department over the past ten years.

9 January 2023
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Price increases and monitoring of potential competition breaches

Rising prices, all else being equal, reduce purchasing power, diminish the public's quality of life and disrupt the economic foundations of household finances. This viewpoint...

22nd December 2022
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Price increases and competition

This information page holds information, actions and perspectives related to price increases in Icelandic markets and competition failures that ...

22nd December 2022
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The Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Oversight publishes an opinion on the Administrative Review by the National Audit Office

On the website of the Althingi, a committee report by the majority of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and Oversight has been published, concerning the report of the State Audit Office on an administrative review...

21 December 2022
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The Competition Authority publishes a decision regarding salmon farming mergers

The Competition Authority has published its reasoned decision setting out its views on the international merger of SalMar and NTS, which would, among other things...

20 December 2022
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Regarding an interview in Morgunblaðið on the occasion of the Competition Authority's investigation into KS's purchase of Gunnar's mayonnaise.

In today's Morgunblaðið, there is an interview with Sævar Þór Jónsson, lawyer for the food company Gunnar Mayonnaise, in which he criticises the handling of the case by the Competition Authority...

15 December 2022
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The Competition Authority opposes draft legislation for exemptions from competition law for meat processing plants.

The Competition Authority has submitted an opinion on the draft bill to amend the Agricultural Produce Act. The Ministry of Food published the draft bill...

13 December 2022
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The Competition Authority publishes competition indicators

The Competition Authority has today published on its website competition indicators that provide an indication of how competitive conditions...

7 December 2022
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