Balgarianovinite.com The approach that the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) chose when it took office – dialogue and self-regulation rather than ostentatious sanctions – is yielding results. This has also been proven in the sectoral analysis of the food market, CPC Chair Rosen Karadimov commented on Bulgarian National Television on Saturday. Contrary to all the apocalyptic predictions that were circulating, the first days of the euro are passing extremely smoothly, he noted.
According to him, thanks to the chosen approach and joint work with the executive branch, the CPC, and the National Revenue Agency (NRA), businesses in the food sector are operating under clear market rules with a clear awareness of social responsibility. “Before Christmas, the big food chains started announcing price freezes and major promotional campaigns. And this is the result of the dialogue that took place,” Karadimov underscored.
He said that as part of its sectoral analysis of the competitive environment in the markets for basic food products, the CPC has begun to examine the other part of the market, namely small shops. “In their case, the supplier is in a stronger position, as they can change the price of products every week. This may force small shopw to either raise their prices or reduce their margins to the point of survival,” said the CPC Chairman.
The Commission has requested detailed information from small shops, focusing on how many times suppliers raised prices in December 2025 and January 2026. “Under the agreement we have signed with the CPC and the NRA, we will provide them with this information, and on this basis, the NRA will be able to carry out checks on suppliers. And if there are indications of unfair commercial practices or abuse of a dominant position, the CPC will take action on its own initiative and exercise its powers to the full,” said Karadimov.
He also commented on the on-site inspections that the Commission is conducting as part of an investigation into suspected cartel activity in public procurement for food supplies to hospitals. The Commission launched a large-scale preliminary in-depth study on the subject immediately after the report was filed. “I am convinced that the social and humanitarian impact of this action is extremely significant because it will illustrate to everyone not only the specific problem and the way to solve it, but also how important it is to combat tender manipulation as a form of prohibited agreement,” the CPC Chair said. Competition Protection Commission’s Approach of Dialogue, Self-regulation in Euro’s Introduction Yielding Results – Chairman Karadimov 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-10 13:09:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law