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The GVH also calls on consumers to shop carefully during the Christmas period

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) is calling on consumers to shop carefully during the Christmas period, and in a statement sent to MTI on Tuesday, it recommends that they not...

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The Hungarian Competition Authority has launched a follow-up investigation into the Wish e-commerce marketplace

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) is investigating whether Wish, one of the world’s largest e-commerce marketplaces, has fulfilled its commitments made in 2023. The competition authority indicated in its statement...

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The Hungarian Competition Authority and the Greek Competition Authority have strengthened their cooperation

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the Greek Competition Authority (HCC) have confirmed their cooperation, the agreement to this effect was signed at the Greek authority’s international professional conference celebrating...

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Clothes come online, profits go out – the Hungarian online fashion market is in foreign hands

The majority of Hungarian shoppers now update their wardrobes via the screen: clothes, shoes and accessories ordered online arrive in almost every household, while the market’s profits largely flow abroad....

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Handbook for ethical influencers

Being an influencer is by no means an easy path to success, as being in the spotlight comes with great responsibility, as the latest publication of the National Media and...

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Lex trappist – lex cucumber

New and new regulations are preventing retail players from developing, investing in the interests of consumers, and taking advantage of the competition between producers to provide Hungarian customers with products...

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GVH: another popular influencer cooperated with the authority

Another popular influencer cooperated with the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) during the procedure, the authority told MTI on Thursday. According to the information, the GVH found that social media content...

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The Competition Council of the Hungarian Competition Authority has been expanded with a new member

The Competition Council of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has been expanded with a new member and the mandate of one member has been extended by another six years by...

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GVH investigation: the start of a first-year student’s school year could have cost up to one hundred thousand forints

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has launched an investigation into the costs of the start of the school year in September. Although textbooks for first-year students are free, purchasing school...

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Csaba Balázs Rigó: artificial intelligence is a competitiveness factor

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a competitiveness factor, and targeted support for Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises is crucial for the effective application of artificial intelligence technologies, said Csaba Balázs Rigó,...

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GVH: When shopping online, everyone should only order from trusted web stores

When shopping online, it is worth being careful, it is important that everyone only order from reliable, well-known web stores and check the contact details (address, phone number). If there...

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The Hungarian Health Authority took action due to misleading health claims

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has launched three competition supervision proceedings against companies selling food and dietary supplements, as it suspects that the companies are promoting their products with health...

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The GVH Digital Awareness Program helps you recognize the tricks used by advertisements to influence you

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) is raising awareness among schoolchildren, kids, and parents through its Digital Awareness Program. As part of an educational campaign, it will highlight the dangers of...

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Expensive start to school: GVH investigates suspected cartel

On Monday morning, the bell rang across the country, officially starting the 2025-2026 school year. For children, summer vacation is over, and parents are faced not only with logistical challenges...

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GVH: at least 70 out of every 100 forints spent goes to multinationals

Multinational retail chains dominate the Hungarian FMCG market with a gross turnover of 8,400 billion forints, and at least 70 out of every 100 forints spent is spent by multinationals,...

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New products in the Price Monitoring System

The online Price Monitoring System operated by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has been expanded with 42 new product categories. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/8-9....

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GVH: margin reduction reduced prices, OKSZ disputes the effect

According to the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), the margin cap has been effective, as it contributed to lowering the prices of the affected products. Citing data from the online Price...

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The trade association and the competition authority interpret the results of the competition office’s investigations differently

According to the National Trade Association (OKSZ), investigations by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) also support the need to phase out the margin reduction; however, the competition authority stated that...

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According to the GVH’s investigations, retail is not the culprit in price increases.

It is not the retail trade that is responsible for the rapid price increase of milk, dairy products and eggs experienced at the beginning of 2025, but rather supplier prices...

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GVH: proceedings have been initiated against a company distributing dietary supplements due to suspicion of reseller price fixing

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has initiated competition supervision proceedings against a company distributing vitamins and dietary supplements, GAL SynergyTech Zrt. (GAL), as it has noticed that it has probably...

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GVH: Airbnb may be deceiving Hungarian users

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) suspects that Airbnb is not providing adequate information and may thus mislead Hungarian users, which is why the competition authority has initiated competition supervision proceedings...

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GVH warns of hidden risks of mobile apps

In the digital world, smartphones and applications (apps) have become an integral part of our daily lives. Beyond shopping, we use them for social networking, entertainment, information, work, obtaining services...

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The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has initiated competition supervision proceedings against Ryanair

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has launched competition supervision proceedings against Ryanair, as the authority suspects that the Irish-based discount airline is engaging in unfair commercial practices in several aspects...

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GVH has launched a new investigation into the accommodation booking platform Booking.com

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has initiated competition supervision proceedings against Booking.com B.V. The national competition authority suspects that the leading accommodation booking platform based in the Netherlands provided information...

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Fresh milk sales have turned into losses – GVH graph highlights

A new and previously overlooked issue has come to light in Hungarian retail: the sale of fresh (ESL) milk has now clearly become loss-making. According to an analysis published last...

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These factors influenced prices in the milk and egg markets

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has also concluded two accelerated sector investigations. One in the domestic market of dairy products and one in the domestic market of table eggs. The...

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The prices of household and hygiene products can also be tracked in the Price Watch

The online Price Monitoring System operated by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), which is exactly two years old today, has been expanded with 42 new product categories. This means that...

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Competition Authority proceedings have been launched against Decathlon’s Hungarian subsidiary

According to the GVH, the sports store chain offers misleading prices, false promotions and misleading stock information. The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has initiated competition supervision proceedings against Tízpróba Magyarország...

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Uber is charging below the official price

Uber returned to Budapest a year ago – and not just any way: they relaunched the service with free test rides and 80 and then 50 percent discounts. Since then,...

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GVH President: The development of Hungarian language models is a matter of national sovereignty

Csaba Balázs Rigó, President of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), and László Palkovics, Government Commissioner responsible for artificial intelligence (AI), met at the GVH headquarters for a professional consultation. During...

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