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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10929

26 September 2013
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) competition
Fines not enough of a deterrent

Brussels, 25/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - The fines levied by the European Commission on companies involved in price-fixing are not high enough to act as a deterrent, according to research carried out by the Bruegel think tank on the anti-trust fines levied by the Commission over the past twelve years, and Belgian socialist MEP Marc Tarabella sent a letter to EU Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia on Wednesday 25 September, demanding explanations.

In a press release, Tarabella explains...

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