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The European Commission and the United Kingdom have signed the EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement, the first dedicated EU-UK agreement fully focused on competition cooperation following the withdrawal of the UK from the Union.

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The European Commission has fined three automotive starter battery manufacturers and a trade association a total of around €72 million for participating in a long-running cartel concerning automotive starter batteries.