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EU Sues Hungary over Caps on Retail Markups and Market Restrictions

The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against Hungary at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), seeking the removal of retail margin restrictions imposed on certain food products and drugstore articles. The dispute centres on measures introduced by the Hungarian government in 2025 as part of its efforts to contain inflation. Under the rules, retailers were required to limit their margins on selected food products to …

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The European Commission has referred the case to the Court of Justice of the European Union against Hungary, calling for the removal of the ceiling imposed on the addition of trade in food and drug products, which mainly affects large retail chains with foreign capital.

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The European Commission has brought the case before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against Hungary, challenging the extent to which the Budapest Government has capped trade additions to food and drug products. Brussels argues that this decision violates the rules of the single market and particularly affects large retail chains with foreign capital.

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The Austrian savings group cost the margin cover in Hungary about 30 million euros in the previous year.

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Heti Világgazdaság broke the news in Hungary on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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