To strengthen fair competition and prevent market distortions, the Competition Council of Latvia (CC) implemented several high-priority initiatives during the first half of 2025. These included the…
On June 26, 2025, the Competition Council (CC) adopted a decision establishing that the Limited liability company “Mārupes komunālie pakalpojumi” (MKP) had abused its dominant position. As a result…
The transaction between the Latvian national airline airBaltic and Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa), which will result in Lufthansa acquiring a 10% share in airBaltic, is currently in the public…
The Competition Council (CC) has made a decision to close the investigation of a possible prohibited agreement in public procurement in the catering services sector by establishing a joint venture…
The Competition Council (CC) has estimated that the average public benefit from the implementation of competition policy in Latvia in the period 2022-2024 exceeds EUR 35.1 million per year. Taking…
The chairmanship of the Competition Council (CC) will be entrusted to the current Head of the Cartel Department, Ieva Šmite. The Acting Chairwoman will perform the duties until a new Chairman is…
7 January was the last day of work of the Chairman of the Competition Council (CC), Juris Gaiķis, after almost five years in office. Juris Gaiķis, Chairman of the CC: “I cannot say that working for…
The Competition Council's of Latvia (CC) biennial public opinion survey reveals a consistent trend: although public awareness of competition infringements is growing, one in ten Latvian companies…
When performing a repeated assessment of the market inquiry, the Competition Council of Latvia (CC) found that retailers have only partially taken the CC’s recommendations related to the imposition…
For the tenth consecutive year, the Competition Council of Latvia (CC) has maintained its high three-star rating in the international Global Competition Review (GCR), ranking among the world’s…
