Amazon’s market power is enormous. In e-commerce, the company accounts for 60 percent of online sales in Germany. The Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) is taking action against the abuse of that power. This is an important, though long-overdue step.
Do the election manifestos of the major parties have the power of the big companies in mind? What do they say about the monopoly power of the big tech companies and their dominance in AI? How do they view market power in the food sector, unfair trade practices and inflation? How would you like to develop competition law further?
How the US Department of Justice wants to break Google’s monopoly power +++ When the antitrust proceedings against Meta will start +++ How Amazon is preventing lower prices in online retail +++ Why the Federal Cartel Office cannot investigate the takeover of AI start-ups by Microsoft
The NGO alliance “Initiative Konzernmacht beschränken” is calling on the German government and the Federal Cartel Office to take clear measures against the market power of food retailers.
