The Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) will convene on the 23rd of October 2025 to examine, following the Statement of Objections (SO) by the appointed Commissioner- Rapporteur, whether the company “Skroutz S.A.” has breached national and EU antitrust rules by abusing its dominant position in the market for online price comparison platforms.
Skroutz opetates a digital platform that combines price comparison and marketplace services (www.skroutz.gr). The complainants, ten (10) business users of Skroutz’s platform,, allege that the contractual terms that Skroutz imposes on them in its capacity as a online price comparison platform restrict competition.
According to the SO, certain terms implemented from 2020 thereof in the agreement between Skroutz and its business users, when assessed collectively, constitute an abuse of Skroutz’s dominant position in the Greek market of online price comparison platforms, as they amount to unfair trading terms in violation of Art. 2 of national Law 3959/2011 and Art. 102 TFEU. In particular, according to the SO, the practice under investigation is based on pre-defined, non-negotiable terms that were unilaterally imposed by Skroutz, it has a detrimental impact on the interests of -primarily- Skroutz’s business users as well as the consumers, and is neither necessary for the achievement of Skroutz’s commercial objectives nor proportionate towards the achievement of these objectives.
The SO proposes that the HCC should establish the infringement of Article 2 of Greek Law 3959/2011 and 102 TFEU and impose a fine on Skroutz. It is also proposed that Skroutz should be ordered to omit similar practices in the future. Finally, it is proposed that a fine should be threatened, in case the HCC, by way of a new decision, finds that the established infringement continues or is repeated.
The SO is not binding on the HCC, which will decide on the case, after it has taken into consideration all evidence and arguments put forward by the parties involved.