The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined Kaufland Bulgaria €75,653,706 for three violations of rules prohibiting unfair commercial practices against Bulgarian food producers, the regulator announced. The retailer has categorically rejected the allegations, said it would challenge the decision before Bulgarian and European institutions, and warned that it may reconsider its future investments in the country. The violations identified by the CPC concern demands that suppliers reduce their prices, the deduction of service fees from agreed supply prices, and the creation of unjustified obstacles and delays when producers seek to negotiate higher prices. ...