EU judges to rule on antitrust prosecution of Latvian municipal waste services
By Lewis Crofts ( February 10, 2025, 15:59 GMT | Insight) -- A Latvian dispute over the provision of waste management services has triggered questions to the EU’s top court over whether a municipality can breach antitrust law in awarding a contract to a company part-owned by the administration. The Jelgava City Municipality was sanctioned in 2020 for its activities as a private party in assigning the contract without a full public tender, but Latvian judges are unsure of how far competition law should apply to such situations.A Latvian dispute over the award of waste management services has triggered questions to the EU’s top court over whether a municipality can breach antitrust law in awarding a contract to a company part-owned by the administration....
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