fine

In hot water: authorities in Bonn smash potato packers' cartel

Competition authorities pounded two German potato packing firms on Thursday with a massive fine for secretly agreeing prices for their sacks of spuds.

sausage

Bangers and cash: Sausage makers fight 'cartel' fine in Düsseldorf court

Sausage makers in Germany head to court on Tuesday to fight back against a record anti-trust fine for years of alleged price fixing in a sizzling scandal involving the nation's favourite food.

volkswagen

Financial watchdog probing German carmakers' 'cartel'

Germany's financial regulator confirmed Monday it is investigating whether Volkswagen and Daimler failed to notify investors properly following reports that they informed cartel authorities of secret talks with other carmakers that could amount to collusion.

facebook

Watchdog turns microscope on Facebook data protection

The federal competition watchdog is investigating social media giant Facebook for a possible breach of Germans’ constitutional rights.

corruption

Price-fixing steel bosses 'entertained in brothels'

Steel managers who were fixing prices and dividing up the railway track market took Deutsche Bahn employees to brothels after talking business over dinner, spending more than €71,000 on “entertaining” over five years.