Press releases

The European Commission has fined multinational food company Mondelēz €337.5 million for hindering cross-border trade in chocolate products like Milka and Toblerone, Oreo biscuits and Jacobs coffee throughout the EU’s Single Market. According to the Commission, for several years Mondelēz took measures to prevent traders from buying and selling Mondelēz products in other EU countries to maintain higher prices, harming consumers. These measures prevented suppliers from making full use of the Single Market.

The report published today by Enrico Letta from the Jacques Delors Institute is a welcome effort to remove barriers that prevent the Single Market from delivering its potential.

Today, the Commission has launched investigative proceedings against Meta, Google and Apple for failing to comply with the EU’s new Digital Markets Act, in a move that will encourage consumers that they will get greater choice in online markets.

The European Commission’s decision today that Apple broke EU antitrust rules by restricting consumers’ choice of music streaming services in the EU’s Single Market is a strong signal in favour of consumers.