13 October 2020
Big data in verticals - the next big investigation in Hungary?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/hungary/big-data-in-verticals-the-next-big-investigation-in-hungary

Issues around Big Data and access to data as an essential input are rapidly gaining importance in vertical relationships. This was made clear in the Commission’s recently published evaluation of stakeholder input in the ...

15 September 2020
Consumers subjected to unfair B2C commercial practices due to COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/hungary/consumers-subjected-to-unfair-b2c-commercial-practices-due-to-covid-19

The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) keeps a watchful eye over advertisement claims regarding alleged COVID-19 treatments that exploit the vulnerability of consumers in the current pandemic. The GVH initiated an ...

15 September 2020
UOKiK investigates rebate practices of 19 retail chains in Poland
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/poland/uokik-investigates-rebate-practices-of-19-retail-chains-in-poland

In early July, the Polish competition authority (UOKiK) has opened preliminary investigations into the rebate practices of 19 retail chains. In particular, the authority will focus on whether retrospective rebates are ...

23 April 2018
Consent: Article 29 Working Party issues final guidance
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/consent-article-29-working-party-issues-final-guidance

The Article 29 Working Party (A29WP) has now published its final guidance on consent under GDPR (WP259 rev 0.1).

16 February 2021
More powers for the Czech competition authority?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/czech-republic/more-powers-for-the-czech-competition-authority

Currently, there are two bills being discussed in the Czech Parliament. Under the first bill, which implements the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) in the Czech Republic, the Czech Office for the ...

04 September 2019
Plan to accelerate international deal on digital taxation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/plan-to-accelerate-international-deal-on-digital-taxation

In the aftermath of the G7 summit in Biarritz, where the issue of digital taxation of multi-national tech companies was high on the agenda, French Economy Minister, Bruno Le Maire, announced the ambition to reach an ...

19 June 2020
Record breaking GDPR fine imposed in Hungary as a result of a website security vulnerability
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/hungary/record-breaking-gdpr-fine-imposed-in-hungary-as-a-result-of-a-website-security-vulnerability

Since the GPDR became applicable in 2018, the Hungarian Data Protection Authority (NAIH) has seemed reluctant to impose high administrative fines. Until now the highest fine amount was approx. EUR 87,000. This has ...

16 November 2020
UOKiK imposes record fines on companies involved in developing Nord Stream 2
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/poland/uokik-imposes-record-fines-on-companies-involved-in-developing-nord-stream-2

The President of the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection ("UOKiK") has imposed the biggest fine for gun-jumping ever by a national competition authority. The UOKiK imposed a fine of over PLN 29 billion ...

08 April 2020
Telecoms operators face challenges at the time of COVID-19
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/telecoms-operators-face-challenges-at-the-time-of-covid-19

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, telecoms operators are faced with significant challenges, including: traffic growth, congestion, network continuity & security issues. On 31 March, the industry association GSMA, ...

07 October 2020
MEPs issue their list of demands for Digital Services Act
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/meps-issue-their-list-of-demands-for-digital-services-act

New binding rules to tackle illegal content online, stricter rules for targeted advertising and an EU body with the ability to impose fines are just some of the demands of Members of the European Parliament for the ...