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ACM market study: algorithmic trading in wholesale energy markets
Over the past few months, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has had an exploratory market study carried out into the use of algorithms in energy trading. The goal of the study was to get a better overview of algorithmic trading, … -
ACM: use of algorithmic trading on the energy market has increased strongly
The use of algorithms in energy trading on wholesale markets for electricity and natural gas has increased strongly. The energy transition is one of the drivers behind this growth. Energy generation using renewable energy sources is less predictable for … -
Court ruling: appeal Volkswagen unfounded
On July 9 2024, the District Court of Rotterdam ruled in Volkswagen’s appeal case against the fine imposed by the ACM. The court confirmed the fine imposed on Volkswagen. This means that the earlier decision of the ACM in this case was correct. This case … -
ACM: Many businesses still do not comply with European digital laws
Many providers of online services still do not have their operations in order when it comes to compliance with the requirements laid down in the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Platform-to-Business Regulation (P2B). This has been revealed by a recent … -
Informal guidance regarding the ‘recycling of coffee capsules’ initiative
Nine producers of coffee capsules work together to recycle more plastic and aluminum coffee capsules. One key element of that collaboration is that they will make joint investments in technologies (such as sorting machines), as a result of which … -
ACM: competition rules offer room for collaboration on recycling of coffee capsules
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is favorable to a collaboration between producers of coffee capsules aimed at recycling more plastic and aluminum coffee capsules. Nine producers of coffee capsules will make joint investments in … -
ACM warns consumers about price shifts when booking vacation trips
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) sees that tour operators now present the additional costs correctly. In addition, ACM sees that, with three package tour providers, consumers are confronted with price shifts during the booking … -
ECN Digital Markets Act Conference 2024
Monday 24 June, the European Competition Network (ECN) organized a conference on the Digital Markets Act (DMA) at the Sheraton Hotel, Amsterdam (Schiphol). The ECN-DMA conference 2024 was organized by the following ECN competition authorities: Austria, … -
ACM Telecom Monitor for Q1 2024: increase in fiber-optic and mobile-data consumption continues
In the first quarter of 2024, around 250,000 new fiber-optic connections were completed in the Netherlands. Additionally, the number of households with fiber-optic plans went up (+3.5%), as did mobile-data consumption (+1.7%) as well as the number of …