Office of Competition and Consumer Protection

Court suspends publishing house takeover by fuel giant Orlen

In a motion at the Warsaw Court of Competition and Consumer Protection, Adam Bodnar, the ombudsman, asked for a waiver of UOKiK's permit, arguing that Orlen, as a state company, could use its ownership of Polska Press to put the publishing house under political pressure. Mateusz Marek/PAP

An anti-monopoly Court has decided to suspend the execution of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection's (UOKiK) approval of the acquisition of Polska Press by the PKN Orlen oil and gas company.

EC asks anti-monopoly regulator to investigate takeover of gas giant by Orlen

The European Commission has asked the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) to examine the acquisition of Poland's gas monopolist PGNiG by the country's largest refiner PKN Orlen, UOKiK said on Friday.

Ombudsman challenges PKN Orlen press takeover

Poland’s national ombudsman has asked a court to halt the controversial takeover a regional publishing house by PKN Orlen, a state-owned petroleum giant.

Competition watchdog bars radio group takeover

The Polish anti-trust regulator has banned the takeover of the radio group Eurozet by the media group Agora, the owner of Gazeta Wyborcza, one of Poland’s leading newspapers.

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