Companies Fined for Manipulating Newspaper Concession Tender

NRC Handelsblad

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The two largest newspaper publishers in Belgium and the Netherlands have been fined for their role in rigging the tender process for subsidized newspaper delivery in Belgium. Mediahuis, publisher of NRC Handelsblad, among others, receives the highest fine: €7.8 million.

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All these actors are fined a combined €11.9 million with the exception of bposts that had revealed the facts to the ABC. ...

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Postal company bpost will not have to pay a fine for manipulating a multi-million dollar contract to distribute newspapers. This has been decided by the Belgian Competition Authority. Newspaper publisher Mediahuis will receive a fine of €7.8 million, and DPG Media a fine of €3.8 million. Two former bpost employees will receive a reduced fine of €6,300. The incidents date back to 2021, but a decision has been pending until now.

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Media groups DPG Media and Mediahuis have been fined millions in Belgium for rigging the tender process for a newspaper concession. The Belgian groups, which also own many Dutch media outlets, must pay €3.8 million and €7.8 million, respectively, to the Belgian Competition Authority.