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Another family-friendly award for the GVH

A balance in a changing world - that's what the Hungarian Competition Authority is striving for Budapest, 15 November 2024 - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has once again awarded the Fam...

Closer cooperation, more effective enforcement – the European Commission adopted a report on the ...

The European Competition Network (ECN) provides a forum for cooperation and coordination for the development of a common competition enforcement culture in the EU. Directive 2019/1 – or more common...

The joint training centre of the GVH and the OECD held a three-day seminar in Montenegro

The Regional Centre for Competition (RCC), jointly run by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), held a three-day seminar i...

The European Competition Network welcomes the European Commission's draft Guidelines on Exclusion...

The European Commission has initiated a public consultation on the draft guidelines to the abuse of exclusionary dominant positions on 1 August. Interested parties may submit their comments on the ...

Invitation for the European Commission's public consultation on the draft Guidelines on Exclusion...

The European Commission has initiated a public consultation draft guidelines to the abuse of exclusionary dominant positions. The objective of the guidelines is to provide clarification and increas...

Active GVH participation at the Annual Conference of the International Competition Network

Budapest, 21 May 2024 - The President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and its Chief Economist attended the annual conference of the International Competition Network (ICN), the global ...

GVH organises international workshop on green marketing messages

On 24 January, the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) will hold an online workshop in English to discuss the results of its investigation into green marketing messages with representatives of fo...

The Curia of Hungary has settled a protracted legal interpretation dispute and clarified, in line...

Budapest, 21 June 2023 - In its latest resolution for the uniformity of the law, the Curia confirmed the correctness of the position of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) regarding competiti...

Vivid international discussions at the GVH’s food inflation workshop

There was a remarkable interest from Member States at the GVH’s international workshop on food inflation. The online event was attended by more than 50 experts representing competition authorities ...

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Hungary is the heart of the competition policy development of the region for 20 years

The GVH-OECD joint competition education centre in Budapest has been operating for two decades. Budapest, 28 February 2025 - In February 2005, the Regional Centre for Competition Budapest (RCC) was...

GVH: Measures to reduce the number of single-bid public procurements are successful

Budapest, 19 December 2024 - According to the recently completed accelerated sector inquiry by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), the share of single-bid public procurements has decreased i...

GymBeam mislead consumers with its communication, the company pays a HUF 100 million fine

Budapest, 17 December 2024 - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has found that GymBeam, a company selling nutritional supplements, committed several infringements in its commercial activitie...

GVH exposes brutal railway procurement cartel

Two undertakings in the Homlok Group have been fined a total of HUF 1.2 billion Budapest, 14 December 2024 - Several companies illegally colluded in the public procurement of a railway project wort...

The joint training centre of the GVH and the OECD once again held its traditional international t...

Participants had the opportunity to deepen their knowledge on cartel agreements Budapest, 13 December 2024 – The Regional Training Centre, jointly run by the Hungarian Competition Authority and the...

OECD Competition Week in Paris - GVH President stresses the importance of cooperation

Csaba Balázs Rigó highlighted that: "Mutual dialogue is essential in addressing today's global challenges" Budapest, 6 December 2024 – Experts from the Hungarian Competition Authority (Gazdasági Ve...

GVH and SARA took down illegal online gambling websites

The GVH and the SARA work closely together to protect Hungarian consumers Budapest, November 22, 2024 - The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affair...

Balaton cruising conditions improve following GVH action

Budapest, 28 November 2018 –The Hungarian Competition Authority investigated the alleged abuse of a dominant position by Balatoni Hajózási Zrt. As a result of the proceedings, the undertaking has t...

GVH President: widespread and correct use of artificial intelligence is a key issue

Among other topics, the links between competitiveness and artificial intelligence were discussed at the 50th European Competition Day in Budapest Budapest, 22 October 2024 – "The widespread and cor...

GVH: The use of artificial intelligence can increase the competitiveness of Hungarian businesses

Specific and targeted public interventions are necessary to ensure that the potential of AI-based technologies is widely realised Budapest, 21 October 2024 – The rapid spread of artificial intellig...

The European competition community turns its attention to Budapest

The GVH will present the results of its market analysis on artificial intelligence at the 50th European Competition Day Budapest, 18 October 2024 – The Hungarian Competition Authority (Gazdasági Ve...

GVH President stood up for the interests of Hungarian consumers at the OECD conference in Paris

Budapest, 9 October 2024 – The OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy held a two-day high-level meeting in Paris, attended by Csaba Balázs Rigó, President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH)....

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