{"id":120348,"date":"2019-01-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/dragos-anastasiu-states-that-the-investigation-period-was-the-most-traumatic-time-of-his-life-as-an-entrepreneur\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:28:11","slug":"dragos-anastasiu-states-that-the-investigation-period-was-the-most-traumatic-time-of-his-life-as-an-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/dragos-anastasiu-states-that-the-investigation-period-was-the-most-traumatic-time-of-his-life-as-an-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragos Anastasiu states that the investigation period was the most traumatic time of his life as an entrepreneur"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Businessman Dragos Anastasiu, whose company, Touring Europabus, received the largest fine in the Competition Council&#8217;s investigation into travel agencies, states that the investigation period was the most traumatic time of his life as an entrepreneur and that, although he bears some responsibility, the law has several shortcomings that allow for abuses against Romanian entrepreneurs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Anastasiu explained in a conference that the investigation stemmed from a meeting between travel agents where some expressed concerns regarding market issues. Even just this discussion, a single one, was enough for the Competition Council to consider everyone present there guilty.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He claims there was no effect of the agreements between agencies in the market, that no client was harmed, and that there were only words, discussions, and emails based on the fear of insolvency.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Although the Competition Council investigated alliances between agencies regarding charters, Anastasiu says that without these alliances, those specific products would not have existed in Romania.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He is also dissatisfied with the fact that the Competition Law fines companies based on a percentage of their turnover, even though in most countries only the &#8220;relevant turnover&#8221; is taken into account.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He also explained that at the Competition Council, there is an investigation team and the plenum, with the investigated agencies receiving a few pieces of evidence, namely emails, from the latter. Companies that admit their guilt receive a discount on the fine.<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.profit.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Profit<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Why was Dragos Anastasiu&#8217;s company fined?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Touring Europabus was fined following a Competition Council investigation into alleged anti-competitive agreements between travel agencies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Anastasiu&#8217;s main criticism of the Competition Law?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He criticizes the practice of calculating fines based on total turnover rather than relevant turnover, and the fact that simple discussions can be interpreted as proof of guilt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was the impact of the travel agency alliances according to Anastasiu?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He argues that these alliances were essential for offering charter flight products in Romania and that no customers were negatively affected by these discussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Businessman Dragos Anastasiu, whose company, Touring Europabus, received the largest fine in the Competition Council&#8217;s investigation into travel agencies, states that the investigation period was the most traumatic time of his life as an entrepreneur and that, although he bears some responsibility, the law has several shortcomings that allow for abuses against Romanian entrepreneurs. 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