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Statement from the Competition Authority regarding the cessation of operations of the airline WOW air

Tilmæli – Mikilvægi þess að hugað sé að samkeppni við næstu skref Samkvæmt tilkynningu á vef Samgöngustofu og vef flugfélagsins WOW air morgun...

28 March 2019
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Better regulation for business – an open meeting on the OECD's competition assessment

Þann 21. mars hélt Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneytið fund um samstarf stjórnvalda og OECD um gildandi regluverki í ferðaþjónustu og byggingastarfs...

22 March 2019
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EEA for a quarter of a century – Free competition

On Tuesday, 19 March 2019, the European Union Delegation, the HR Institute of International and European Law and the Competition Authority held a meeting on the significance of the EEA Agreement...

19 March 2019
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A breakfast meeting of the Icelandic Federation of Trade Unions on food prices

On Thursday, 14 March 2019, the Icelandic Federation of Labour organised a breakfast meeting on the pricing of foodstuffs in Iceland. Further information about the meeting and the streami...

15 March 2019
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Annulment of the purchase of Pharmacy and Health at MOS Pharmacy confirmed

In October 2018, the Competition Authority prohibited a merger planned through the acquisition of Lyfja og heilsu hf. by Opna ehf. (MOS Pharmacy). The appeal board of the Competition Authority...

8 March 2019
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The Competition Authority approves the merger of Kvika bank hf. and Gamma Capital Management hf.

In Competition Authority Decision No. 5/2019, published today, the outcome of an assessment of the competitive effects of the merger of Kvika banki hf („Kvi...

6 March 2019
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Breakfast seminar on the competitive environment of the financial system

This morning, the Financial Supervisory Authority held a well-attended meeting on the competitive environment of the financial system. The speakers were Jón Þór Sturluson, Assistant Director...

12 February 2019
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The EU Commission publishes a report on the enforcement of competition law in the pharmaceutical market

The European Commission recently published a report on the enforcement of competition law in the pharmaceutical market for the years 2009 to 2017. The report was prepared in close cooperation with v...

30 January 2019
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The European Commission fines Mastercard €571 million for breaching competition rules.

In its decision yesterday, the European Commission concluded that the credit card company Mastercard had infringed competition...

23 January 2019
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The Competition Authority approves the buyers of the assets offered by Haga hf. and Olíuverzlun Íslands hf. following the merger of the companies.

The Competition Authority approved the acquisition of Olíuverzlun Íslands hf. (Olís) by Haga hf. and of the real estate company DGV hf. on the basis of a settlement with Haga on 11 September...

19 December 2018
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The acquisition of Póstmiðstöðin ehf. by Árvakur hf. and 365 miðlar hf. approved with conditions

The Competition Authority has today authorised the acquisition of Póstmiðstöðin ehf. by Árvakur hf. and 365 miðla hf. The merger is subject to conditions which the Competition Authority...

19 December 2018
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The Competition Authority approves the buyers of the assets offered by Haga hf. and Olíuverzlun Íslands hf. following the merger of the companies.

The Competition Authority approved the acquisition of Olíuverzlun Íslands hf. (Olís) by Haga hf. and of the real estate company DGV hf. on the basis of a settlement with Haga on 11 September...

29 November 2018
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