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Who was sanctioned, and for what?
Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.
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Where?
by authority- Konkurencijos taryba (Litauischer Wettbewerbsrat) €12.2m 75 % · 4 cases
- Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (VDAI) €2.4m 15 % · 3 cases
- Lietuvos bankas (Litauische Zentralbank, Finanzaufsicht) €1.6m 10 % · 3 cases
What for?
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Who?
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When?
per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | €840,000 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | €2.39m |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €9,000 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | €9,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | €400,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 | €12.2m |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | €41,080 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 | €362,000 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — |
10 cases
30 Oct 2025 MM Grupp OÜCinema chain MM Grupp (Apollo) took over Forum Cinemas without clearance – 7.5 million EUR €7.51m
In 2021, the Estonian parent company of Apollo cinemas acquired control of Forum Cinemas Lithuania before the notified merger had been cleared and integrated the cinemas in Vilnius and Kaunas into its network, even though the Konkurencijos taryba (Lithuanian Competition Council) had provisionally expressed competition concerns. Fine of 7,507,930 EUR (0.8% of consolidated worldwide turnover) and obligation to end the infringement within six months. Source: archived copy of the press release.
No implementation before clearance: restructurings and leases can also constitute prohibited early implementation.
- Authority / court
- Konkurencijos taryba (Litauischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Konkurencijos įstatymas (Vollzugsverbot bei Zusammenschlüssen)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Published
- 30 Oct 2025
- Konkurencijos taryba, Pranešimas 2025-10-30 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von kt.gov.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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30 Jun 2026 „Paysera LT“, UABPaysera: daily fine for missing annual accounts adds up to 362,000 EUR €362,000
Because Paysera did not comply with the order to submit its 2024 annual financial statements by 30 September 2025, the Lietuvos bankas (Bank of Lithuania, financial supervisor) first imposed 20,000 EUR in November 2025 and then a daily fine of 1,000 EUR (rising to 2,000 and 3,000 EUR respectively). As the infringement was only remedied after 6 May 2026, the daily fine added up to 362,000 EUR. Source: archived copy of the press release.
Running daily fines make every delay expensive – supervisory orders need top-management priority.
- Authority / court
- Lietuvos bankas (Litauische Zentralbank, Finanzaufsicht)
- Area of law
- Capital markets and financial supervision · Disclosure and reporting obligations
- Legal basis
- Aufsichtsrechtliche Anordnung und Berichtspflichten nach litauischem E-Geld-Recht
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Financial services and insurance
- Repeat case
- yes
- Published
- 30 Jun 2026
- Lietuvos bankas, Pranešimas 2026-06-30 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von lb.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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12 Feb 2026 UAB „Manado“, MB „Parts ready“Manado and Parts ready: cartel in Vilnius public transport spare parts tender €41,080
In two tenders by ‘Vilniaus viešasis transportas’ for vehicle spare parts (May–October 2025), the dealers coordinated bids and prices, wrote the bids for each other and sent them from the same computer. The contracting entity reported the suspicion. Following acknowledgement (minus 15%), fines of 17,950 EUR (Manado) and 23,130 EUR (Parts ready). Source: archived copy of the press release.
Even jointly prepared bids by small dealers are a cartel – and contracting entities increasingly recognise such patterns.
Competition law in tenders
- Authority / court
- Konkurencijos taryba (Litauischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Konkurencijos įstatymas (verbotene Vereinbarungen)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Automotive
- Mitigating circumstances
- Acknowledgement of the infringement (15% reduction)
- Published
- 12 Feb 2026
- Konkurencijos taryba, Pranešimas 2026-02-12 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von kt.gov.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Dec 2025 Snowball.xyz-Gruppe (Snowball.xyz, Šviesa, Tavo mokykla, Ateities pamoka) und AL holdingas-Gruppe (AL holdingas, Ugdymo sprendimai, UNT nuoma)E-register providers shared the market – 3.6 million EUR in cartel fines €3.63m
In August 2020, the operators of the electronic class registers ‘Tamo’ and ‘Eduka’ agreed to stop competing: one group kept the class register business, the other took over the digital learning content. Following acknowledgement of the infringement, the fines were reduced by 15%: 2,714,940 EUR jointly and severally for the Snowball.xyz group and 913,340 EUR for the AL holdingas group (Art. 101 TFEU). The decision can be appealed. Source: archived copy of the press release.
Agreements between competitors on ‘who does what’ are cartels – even when dressed up as portfolio streamlining.
Market sharing among competitors
- Authority / court
- Konkurencijos taryba (Litauischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Cartels and collusion
- Legal basis
- Konkurencijos įstatymas; Art. 101 AEUV
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Telecoms, IT and software
- Mitigating circumstances
- Acknowledgement of the infringement (15% reduction)
- Published
- 18 Dec 2025
- Konkurencijos taryba, Pranešimas 2025-12-18 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von kt.gov.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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6 Nov 2025 UAB „Emsi“Emsi took over four filling stations without merger clearance – 1.02 million EUR €1.02m
In 2024, Emsi acquired control of four filling stations in Kaunas, Vilnius and Maišiagala through leases (via an affiliated company) and purchases without obtaining the required clearances, ignoring previous notices from the Konkurencijos taryba (Lithuanian Competition Council). For two concentrations, fines of 545,160 EUR and 477,010 EUR were imposed, a total of 1,022,170 EUR, together with an obligation to remedy the situation within three months. Source: archived copy of the press release.
Even the long-term lease of individual sites may require notification – if in doubt, ask the authority beforehand.
Merger control also for leases of individual sites
- Authority / court
- Konkurencijos taryba (Litauischer Wettbewerbsrat)
- Area of law
- Competition law · Merger control
- Legal basis
- Konkurencijos įstatymas (Anmelde- und Genehmigungspflicht für Zusammenschlüsse)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Energy and utilities
- Published
- 6 Nov 2025
- Konkurencijos taryba, Pranešimas 2025-11-06 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von kt.gov.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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5 Sep 2025 „Paysera LT“, UABPaysera took over e-money institution Contis without approval – 400,000 EUR €400,000
Paysera acquired 100% of the shares in UAB ‘Finansinės paslaugos „Contis“’ before the assessment period had expired and without a non-objection from the supervisory authority; in April 2025, the Lietuvos bankas (Bank of Lithuania, financial supervisor) objected to the acquisition owing to a lack of documents on reputation, financial soundness and money laundering risks. In addition, the annual financial statements and other reports were not approved and submitted on time. Fine of 400,000 EUR and obligation to remedy by 30 September 2025. Source: archived copy of the press release.
Complete acquisitions of holdings in supervised institutions only after approval – otherwise voting rights are suspended and fines loom.
- Authority / court
- Lietuvos bankas (Litauische Zentralbank, Finanzaufsicht)
- Area of law
- Capital markets and financial supervision · Organisational requirements
- Legal basis
- Elektroninių pinigų ir elektroninių pinigų įstaigų įstatymas (Inhaberkontrolle, Berichtspflichten)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Financial services and insurance
- Published
- 5 Sep 2025
- Lietuvos bankas, Pranešimas 2025-09-05 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von lb.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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21 Jan 2025 Užimtumo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijosEmployment service sends Excel file with data of 29,636 clients – 9,000 EUR €9,000
An employee accidentally attached an Excel file containing data of 29,636 clients, including health data, to an e-mail sent to 292 clients. The Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate, VDAI) found that measures to prevent data leakage had not been sufficiently tested and that the employee had not been involved in data classification and had been insufficiently instructed; fine of 9,000 EUR. Date = publication; source: archived copy.
One wrong attachment is enough for a mass data breach – DLP tools only help if all employees are trained and involved.
Checking e-mail attachments, data classification
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (VDAI)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Data breaches and data security
- Legal basis
- Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. f, Art. 24 Abs. 1, Art. 32 Abs. 1 lit. b und d DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Public sector
- Published
- 21 Jan 2025
- VDAI, Užimtumo tarnybai skirta bauda, 2025-01-21 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von vdai.lrv.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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18 Oct 2024 Vilniaus rajono savivaldybės administracijaRansomware attack on Vilnius district administration – data protection fine of 9,000 EUR €9,000
Following a break-in into the district administration’s servers in which data were encrypted, services failed and social benefits were delayed. The Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate, VDAI) found insufficient malware protection, deficient management of rights and passwords, a lack of recovery and insufficient information of data subjects and imposed 9,000 EUR. Date = publication; source: archived copy.
Backups, patch management and password rules are a data protection duty for public authorities too – and data subjects must receive specific advice on protecting themselves.
Password security, ransomware preparedness
- Authority / court
- Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (VDAI)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Data breaches and data security
- Legal basis
- Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. f, Art. 32 Abs. 1 lit. b, c und d, Art. 34 Abs. 2 DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Public sector
- Published
- 18 Oct 2024
- VDAI, Vilniaus rajono savivaldybės administracijai skirta bauda, 2024-10-18 (Archivkopie web.archive.org) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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2 Jul 2024 Vinted, UABVinted pays 2.39 million EUR over ‘shadow banning’ and handling of erasure requests €2.39m
Acting on complaints from France and Poland, the Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate, VDAI) found that the second-hand platform rejected erasure requests when users did not state a ‘specific reason’ under Art. 17 GDPR, throttled users without their knowledge through ‘shadow banning’ and could not demonstrate how it handled access requests. Fine of 2,385,276 EUR. Source: archived copy of the press release.
Covert restrictions on users are non-transparent – and erasure requests must not fail on formalities such as a requirement to give reasons.
- Authority / court
- Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (VDAI)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Data subject rights and transparency
- Legal basis
- Art. 5 Abs. 1 lit. a, Art. 5 Abs. 2, Art. 12 Abs. 1 und 4 DSGVO
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Published
- 3 Jul 2024
- VDAI, Pranešimas 2024-07-03 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von vdai.lrv.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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24 Nov 2023 UAB „Finansinės paslaugos „Contis““Contis: 840,000 EUR for anti-money laundering delegated to partners without oversight €840,000
The e-money institution had delegated anti-money laundering tasks to its distribution partners without monitoring them; customer profiles were often not completed, risks (including from crypto-assets) were not assessed, monitoring was insufficient and the second and third lines of defence for ICT risks were missing. Fine of 840,000 EUR, obligation to remedy the deficiencies and restriction on business expansion. Source: archived copy of the press release.
AML duties can be delegated to distribution partners, responsibility cannot – without oversight of the partners, the institution is liable.
- Authority / court
- Lietuvos bankas (Litauische Zentralbank, Finanzaufsicht)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- Pinigų plovimo ir teroristų finansavimo prevencijos įstatymas; IKT-Risikomanagement-Anforderungen
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Financial services and insurance
- Mitigating circumstances
- The institution submitted a remediation plan and had initiated first steps.
- Published
- 24 Nov 2023
- Lietuvos bankas, Pranešimas 2023-11-24 (Archivkopie web.archive.org von lb.lt) Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link