Băncile amendate cu 3,73 miliarde de lei în dosarul ROBOR contestă argumentele Consiliului Concurenței. „Transparența nu este cartel”

The Romanian Banking Employers' Council contests the Competition Council's arguments regarding the fines imposed on banks for ROBOR index manipulation. They argue that observing competitors' rates does not inherently indicate collusion and that the legality of the sanctions should be determined in court. The Council emphasizes that transparency does not equate to cartel behavior and that the specific actions of banks must be proven to be anti-competitive. The fines, totaling 3.73 billion lei, were imposed on ten banks for allegedly coordinating their behavior in setting the ROBOR index. The investigation began in October 2022, and several banks plan to challenge the sanctions legally.