Action urged on food firm cross border deals that push up prices
Dutch NewsThe Netherlands is one of eight EU countries that want to stop food producers and wholesalers from making deals to stop supermarkets shopping over the border where goods might be cheaper. Economic affairs minister Micky Adriaansens, who will discuss the issue with her EU counterparts on Friday, has taken the lead on the campaign for change and says such agreements go against the single market principle. So I am confident that the new European Commission, can quickly get to work on this with broad support.” On Thursday US chocolate company Mondelēz was fined €337.5 million by the European Commission for hindering the cross-border trade of chocolate, biscuits and coffee products between countries, in breach of EU competition rules. All seven big Dutch supermarket chains, including Jumbo and Albert Heijn, told the Dutch researchers last year that they cannot by A-brand goods in other EU countries.
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