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Here are the results of this year’s GVH

A separate abuse reporting system, active competition supervision, decisive action against technology giants, special protection of families and vulnerable consumer groups, fight against inflation and extremely fast merger control –...

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The Competition Authority imposed a fine of more than HUF 2.2 billion this year

The amount of fines imposed by the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) this year exceeds HUF 2.2 billion, the authority told MTI on Saturday. According to the announcement, among other things,...

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A vásárlástól elállás joga

Kovács László elnök egy, a vendéglátó vállalkozásokat sújtó, diszkriminatívnak tűnő szabályozás problémájának megoldását kérte Tóth Andrásnak, a GVH alelnökének küldött levelében – ebből idézünk. A cikk a Trade magazin 2023/12-01....

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GVH: the online price monitor also reduces prices in the last days before Christmas

Prices have decreased in more than 80 percent of the 62 product categories in the online price monitor, and the system operated by the Economic Competition Office (GVH) will soon...

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Novelties and maximum fines in the practice of the GVH

As of September 1, 2023, the maximum amount of the fine that can be imposed by the GVH has increased – it was said, among other things, at the business...

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GVH: the online Price Monitor also contributed to another decrease in food inflation

Food inflation, measured on an annual basis, fell by more than 3 percentage points to 7.1 percent in November, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Friday. The effectiveness of...

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Bence Tuzson: consumer protection can be one of the priority areas of the Hungarian EU presidency

Consumer protection is one of the most significant challenges for Europe, so it can be one of the priority areas during the Hungarian EU presidency as well – the Minister...

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Árfigyelő expects high traffic during the Advent season

Families can save money and time during Christmas bulk shopping by using the online Price Monitor – warns the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) in its announcement on Friday. From the...

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TikTok is regulated by the Economic Competition Authority in order to protect children

The commitment imposed by the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) for TikTok may also have a global impact. As a result of an investigation by the Hungarian national competition authority, the...

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Lidl has reduced prices again – meat products will be cheaper

This time, Lidl Hungary is reducing the consumer price of meat products starting tomorrow, so the favorites of Hungarian customers, such as Parisian, ham, winter salami, lecsó sausage, and sizzling...

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GVH: the competition office procedure reached its goal, Kometa fulfilled its commitments

Kometa fulfilled its commitments, thus the previous procedure of the Economic Competition Authority (GVH), in which the communication campaigns of the meat company were investigated, was effective – the competition...

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IBUSZ fulfills the requirements according to the GVH’s follow-up inspection

IBUSZ successfully complied with the commitments it undertook based on a recent follow-up inspection by the Economic Competition Office (GVH). In the previous procedure of the GVH, it investigated the...

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Black Friday is upon us – GVH helps businesses learn the right pricing practices

With a new podcast episode, the Economic Competition Authority helps businesses apply appropriate pricing practices. The podcast episode is part of the information campaign of the national competition authority, in...

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According to the GVH, there is single-digit inflation

In addition to the government measures, the online price monitoring system operated by the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) contributed significantly to the achievement of single-digit inflation in October. The annual...

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Black Friday is coming – GVH is helping Hungarian consumers again this year

The practice is becoming more and more common that customers can find Black Friday discounts and Christmas sales not only at the end of November, but throughout November. The Economic...

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GVH president: The Price Monitor protects families

Csaba Balázs Rigó, president of the Economic Competition Authority (GVH), gave a presentation on vulnerable consumer groups at the professional conference of the Consumer Protection Research Group of the Budapest...

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GVH: the competition office’s recommendations can be quickly used in the online accommodation reservation market

The proposals of the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) can be quickly used in the online accommodation reservation market – the competition authority said in connection with the fact that the...

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GVH would initiate price competition and protect accommodation providers and consumers in the online accommodation booking market

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has concluded its accelerated sector investigation on the domestic online accommodation agency and accommodation market. In its draft report, the national competition authority formulated several...

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This is how you can use the map store filter function of Price Monitor – GVH also helps with video

Customers can set their favorite stores in advance on the Price Watch page, and they can also do this visually with a map filter. In this way, they can even...

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GVH: the system is continuously developed based on customer suggestions

Less than a month after the popular shopping list function, the online price monitoring system got another important function, in which customers can pre-set their favorite stores on the site,...

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GVH: 1,000 customers can receive a refund of HUF 15,000 to HUF 50,000 from Media Mark

Media Markt Magyarország Kft. advertised four types of television sets with unrealistic price discounts – this was revealed by the Economic Competition Office (GVH). The Competition Council of GVH imposed...

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The government is extending the mandatory promotion until the end of December

The cabinet first postponed this deadline until June 30, then until September 30, and with its current decision until December 31. In addition, the price of the previously price-stopped product...

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HelloPay’s tipping practice is fine according to GVH

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has completed the investigation against the operator of HelloPay payment terminals. The original investigation was launched in November 2022 because HelloPay was suspected of engaging...

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This is how you can use the Price Monitor shopping list function – GVH also helps with a video

Many people use the shopping list of the online Price Monitoring system operated by the Economic Competition Authority (GVH). GVH is now presenting the operation and benefits of the new...

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GVH President: Peace would best serve price stability and low inflation

An interview with Balázs Csaba Rigó, President of the Economic Competition Authority, was published in POLITICO’s Pro Fair Play Newsletter. The president of the GVH stated: the national competition authorities...

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The new digital market regulation is in its latest phase: the European Commission has named the gatekeepers

The European Commission has designated the “gatekeepers” of the digital world, i.e. the giant companies that, due to their size and market power, must meet the strict requirements of the...

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GVH appeared at Booking’s Budapest office

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) carried out a surprise on-site inspection at the Budapest office of Booking.com, which became necessary due to the oddities related to the Hungarian online hotel...

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Here is the shopping list! The new function is now available in the Price Monitor

The online Price Monitor operated by the Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has been expanded with a multi-functional, freely compiled and shareable shopping list – this was announced by Balázs Csaba...

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GVH satisfied with the launch of the price monitoring system

Since 1 July the price of monitored food products has decreased by nearly 7% on average, thanks to the online price monitor, which could have a 1.8 percentage point mitigating...

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The competition authority imposed a fine of more than one hundred million for deceptive telemarketing

The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) imposed a fine of almost 117 million on a Czech company for deceptively selling dietary supplements to Hungarian consumers over the phone, omitting even the...

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