( January 19, 2026, 17:41 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Coesia, its subsidiary G.D, Industria Macchine Automatiche and other companies in the industrial machines business in Italy are facing an Italian antitrust authority probe into allegations they agreed not to hire each other's technicians that certify a machine's compliance with technical standards, known as "validators." The probe was triggered by information submitted by a whistleblower. The opening decision, in Italian, is attached. ...
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