Main Report 2024
The Monopolies Commission has submitted its 25th main report, “Competition 2024”, to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. The report examines numerous policy-relevant issues that are crucial for strengthening effective competition in Germany and provides policymakers with specific recommendations for action.
The digital and socio-ecological transformation in Germany will only succeed if it harnesses the price-reducing and innovation-driving power of competition.
Further downloads
- Kurzfassung PDF, 624 KB (not accessible)
- Summary PDF, 925 KB (not accessible)
- Kapitel 1: Stand und Entwicklung der Unternehmenskonzentration in Deutschland PDF, 5 MB (not accessible)
- Kapitel 2: Würdigung der kartellrechtlichen Entscheidungspraxis PDF, 3 MB (not accessible)
- Kapitel 3: Ein ökonomisches Prüfkonzept für digitale Ökosysteme PDF, 1 MB (not accessible)
- Kapitel 4: Datenzugang aus wettbewerbspolitischer Sicht PDF, 1 MB (not accessible)
- Kapitel 5: Wettbewerb im Fernwärmemarkt PDF, 2 MB (not accessible)
- Kapitel 6: Wettbewerbsadäquate Steuerung der DB InfraGO AG PDF, 908 KB (not accessible)
- Chapter 3: An economic test concept for digital ecosystems PDF, 1,001 KB (not accessible)
- Chapter 4: Data access from a competition policy perspective PDF, 1 MB (not accessible)
Episode 12: The 2024 Competition
Jürgen Kühling and Elif Senel discuss the findings of the 2024 main report on our Cast4Competition podcast.