Serbia
Merger control in Serbia: What are the trends?
We have looked into the merger control trends in Serbia in the last three years – and some of them may surprise you.
State aid
First incompatibility decision in Serbia
Serbia’s state aid authority has issued its first incompatibility decision - concerning aid received by a Serbian subsidiary of Italian fashion company Geox.
State aid
State aid watchdog assesses aid for renewable energy
Serbia’s state aid authority has looked into draft regulations on support to renewable energy production, assessing the compliance of the assistance with the country’s state aid legislation.
State aid
Investment aid to Hansgrohe cleared
Serbia's state aid authority has cleared investment support to German company Hansgrohe, concerning the construction of a plant for the production and installation of faucets, faucet parts, and sanitary products, to be located in the town of Valjevo. The total value of approved aid is EUR 15.5 million.
Montenegro
Merger control
Three new merger decisions
During November, the Montenegrin NCA published three new merger decisions:
- United Media S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) - Daily Press d.o.o. (Montenegro), Televizija Vijesti d.o.o. (Montenegro)
- GENERALI EUROPE INCOME HOLDING S.A. (Luxembourg), ELECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE S.A. (France) - SCI OPG Avenue de France (France)
- Volkswagen AG (Germany), Trinity Investments Designated Activity Company (Ireland) - Europcar Mobility Group S.A. (France)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Quiet month in Bosnia and Herzegovina
It was a quiet month in Bosnia and Herzegovina - nothing interesting to report.
North Macedonia
Merger control
Nine new merger notifications
During November, the North Macedonian NCA announced the receipt of nine new merger notifications:
- Nelt Co. doo (Serbia) - Fabrika decje hrane doo (Serbia)
- Digital Vision Group GmbH (Germany) - Digital Solutions GmbH (Switzerland)
- Batting Limited (Cyprus) - Institut za izgradnju grada d.o.o. (Serbia)
- Energy City Development Company (Saudi Arabia), Hutchison Port Investments Limited (Cayman Islands) [JV]
- RWA International Holding GmbH (Austria) - Patent Co. doo (Serbia)
- KKCG Technologies, s.r.o. (Czechia) - Clearcode Services S.A. (Poland)
- Agri Europe Cyprus Limited (Cyprus), AIK Banka a.d. (Serbia), Gorenjska Banka d.d. (Slovenia) - Sberbank [certain subsidiaries]
- Discovery, Inc. (USA) - WarnerMedia (USA)
- Daimler Truck AG (Germany), Mercedes Benz AG (Germany), Daimler Mobility AG (Germany)
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