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NEW VISION AND OBJECTIVES IN THE STRATEGY FOR 2024–2029

01 02 2024

The Competition Council has confirmed the Strategy for the next five years, which, among other things, announces a new vision and strategic goals and tasks for the Authority.

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FOUR PRIORITY SECTORS UNDER THE COMPETITION COUNCIL'S SPOTLIGHT

18 01 2024

The Competition Council has decided to focus its attention on the energy, health (including pharmaceuticals), retail trade and digital markets sectors in 2024.

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THE COMPETITION COUNCIL REDUCED THE FINE FOR THE COMPANY ŠVYTURYS-UTENOS ALUS, WHICH ADMITTED TO OBSTRUCTING THE INVESTIGATION

28 12 2023

The Competition Council found that Švyturys-Utenos alus had deleted relevant information during the inspection, had not complied with the obligation to provide a copy of the data requested, and thus had hindered the investigation activities of the Authority's officials. As the company admitted that it had violated the Law on Competition by...

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OWNER OF DELFI.LT WILL HAVE TO GET PERMISSION FOR A CONCENTRATION  FROM THE COMPETITION COUNCIL OR SELL THE SHARES OF LRYTAS

22 12 2023

The Competition Council recognised that the Estonian company Ekspress Grupp , which controls the news portal delfi.lt , violated the Law on Competition by acquiring the company Lrytas , which controls the news portal lrytas.lt , without notifying the institution and obtaining its permission.

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THE REGULATIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS BECAME AN OBSTACLE TO OPENING UP THE RAILWAY TRANSPORT MARKET

30 11 2023

The Competition Council has found that the rules adopted by the Minister of Transport and Communications in 2020, which give freight carriers access to congested railway lines, favour LTG Cargo , a company operating on the market, and discriminate against other companies providing the same services.

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THE MERGER IS CLEARED IN THE MARKET OF BEVERAGES PRODUCTION

31 10 2023

The Competition Council has allowed the Netherlands company CC Beverages Holdings II B.V. to acquire 100 percent of the shares of the Finnish company Brown-Forman Finland and to acquire the sole control over it.

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ŽILVINAS KLIMKA STARTS HIS TENURE AT THE LITHUANIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY
24 08 2023

Starting from today, Žilvinas Klimka begins his duties as a Member of the Competition Council. He was appointed for a six-year term by Gitanas Nausėda, the President of the Republic of Lithuania, in line with the Constitution, the Law on Competition and upon the proposal of the Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.

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Ž. KLIMKA HAS BEEN APPOINTED MEMBER OF LITHUANIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY
17 08 2023

Today, the President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, in accordance with the Constitution, the Law on Competition and taking into account the proposal of Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, signed a decree appointing Žilvinas Klimka as a member of Lithuanian Competition Council.

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THE COMPANY KAUNO LIFTAI WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT THE MERGER
27 07 2023

The Competition Council has allowed Kauno Liftai to carry out the concentration after acquiring 100% of the shares of Baltijos Liftai and Šiaulių Liftas companies. The clearance was granted following a commitment by Kauno Liftai to divest part of its business and thus restore effective competition in the market for maintenance and repair...

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PRICE FIXING BETWEEN COSMETIC MANUFACTURERS AND THEIR DISTRIBUTORS PREVENTED CONSUMERS FROM GETTING CHEAPER PRODUCTS
27 07 2023

The Competition Council found that Oda LT and six companies distributing its skin care products agreed not to sell Oda LT products to consumers at prices lower than those indicated by the manufacturer. For the anticompetitive agreement, fines totalling 217,280 Euros were imposed on the companies Oda LT , Garbanė , GSS Baltic , Permanent...

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ONLINE MARKETPLACES MONITORING: NO OBVIOUS COMPETITION PROBLEMS SO FAR, BUT BUSINESSES ARE ADVISED TO ASSESS THE RISKS OF CERTAIN PRACTICES
19 07 2023

The Competition Council, after conducting monitoring of online marketplaces, did not identify any obvious illegal competition restraints or other factors that effectively restrict competition in electronic commerce. However, the Authority has drawn the attention of the sector to certain business practices that may pose a risk of restricting...

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AMENDMENTS RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF MUNICIPAL REAL ESTATE HAS BEEN ADOPTED IN THE PARLIAMENT
29 06 2023

Today, the Seimas has adopted amendments to the Law on Competition and the Law on Local Self-Government, which allow municipalities to enter into in-house contracts with the companies they control and to transfer the management of municipal real estate to them without a competitive procedure.

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