Lithuanian Competition Council (KT)

What Lithuanian Competition Council (KT) does

The Lithuanian Competition Council (Konkurencijos taryba, KT) is the national competition authority of the Republic of Lithuania, established as a state budget institution (Valstybės biudžetinė įstaiga, legal entity code 188668192) headquartered at Jogailos g. 14, Vilnius. Founded in 1992 and employing 53 staff, KT enforces competition law across all sectors of the Lithuanian economy, with jurisdiction over anti-competitive agreements (cartels), abuse of dominant position, merger review, state aid monitoring, retail trade, public procurement, and digital markets. It operates under the Law on Competition and Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and publishes a registry of more than 2,000 decisions spanning 1999-2026.

KT's underlying technology stack is government regulatory infrastructure rather than commercial software. Its primary digital assets are the KOTIS State Aid and De Minimis Aid Register (kotis.kt.gov.lt), which since 2024 has tracked approximately EUR 1.924 billion in state aid granted to 81,585 recipients and EUR 552.86 million in de minimis aid; a searchable decisions database (Nutarimų duomenų bazė) of Council rulings; an e-learning platform (E. mokymų platforma, launched January 2022) for competition law training; and a video gallery of educational content (active since March 2025). KT is governed by Chairwoman J. Ivanauskienė and operates with legal-form independence while being subject to government oversight.

KT's business model is entirely non-commercial: it is funded through the Lithuanian state budget and delivers regulatory enforcement, merger approvals, market studies, and compliance guidance as public administrative functions. There is no pricing model, no paying customer base, no headcount growth driven by commercial demand, and no private equity or M&A activity. Recent activity (2025-2026) has concentrated on digital markets enforcement (Treatwell LT investigation, OECD recommendations), defense-sector M&A review in cooperation with the Special Investigations Service and Public Procurement Agency, and continued sectoral investigations in dairy processing and coffee equipment distribution.

Name

Lithuanian Competition Council (KT)

Legal name

Konkurencijos taryba

Website

https://kt.gov.lt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lithuanian Competition Council (Konkurencijos taryba) is Lithuania's national competition authority, a 53-employee state budget institution that enforces competition law, reviews mergers, monitors state aid via the KOTIS registry, and conducts market studies across all sectors of the Lithuanian economy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Competition Law Enforcement

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150)

akta.pro primary industry

Competition/Antitrust & Market Conduct Regulators (BPAIAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Competition Policy, State Aid & Public Procurement Regulatory Cooperation (BPADANAO)

Keywords

• Competition law enforcement
• Merger control regulation
• State aid oversight
• Antitrust supervision
• Regulatory compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Vilnius

HQ country

Lithuania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Lithuanian Competition Council (KT) enforces competition law in Lithuania, overseeing merger control, anticompetitive agreements, abuse of dominance, and state aid compliance. As a state budget institution established in 1992, it provides regulatory supervision and maintains public digital platforms including the KOTIS state aid register, a rulings database, an e-learning platform, and a video gallery for stakeholder access.

Product overview

The Lithuanian Competition Council (KT) operates as Lithuania's competition law enforcement authority, providing public-facing digital services rather than commercial products. Its primary digital offerings include the KOTIS state aid register for tracking government assistance to businesses, an e-learning platform (E. mokymų platforma) for competition law education, a video gallery with educational content on cartels and competition topics, and a searchable database of official rulings and decisions. These are government information services, not commercial technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KOTIS: State Aid and De Minimis Aid Register system managed by the Competition Council for tracking state subsidies in Lithuania

Products and services

• KOTIS State Aid Register A centralized digital register of state aid cases administered by the Lithuanian Competition Council, used by aid providers (government bodies, municipalities) and aid recipients (businesses) to record, track, and oversee state aid compliance in Lithuania.
• E-learning Platform An online educational platform hosted by the Lithuanian Competition Council providing training content on competition law topics for legal professionals, businesses, academics, and the general public.
• Video Gallery An online video resource hosted on the Council's website featuring recorded material related to competition law, the Council's work, and related educational content for public and stakeholder consumption.
• Rulings Database (Nutarimų duomenų bazė) A searchable public database of the Lithuanian Competition Council's rulings and decisions, used by lawyers, businesses, researchers, and the public to research competition law precedents and outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Council publishes annual activity reports, has processed over 2,000 decisions since 1999, and maintains ongoing investigations in sectors including dairy processing, digital platforms (Treatwell LT), and coffee equipment distribution

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Special Investigations Service and Public Procurement AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2026Three institutions continue to provide expert assistance regarding acquisitions in the defense sector. The Competition Council collaborates with these agencies on matters involving mergers and acquisitions affecting national security and public procurement.
• OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026The OECD provides recommendations to Lithuania's Competition Council on promoting competition in digital markets and ensuring their openness. This international cooperation helps align Lithuania's competition policy with international best practices.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• OECD Competition Division: International organization providing competition policy recommendations, peer reviews, and best-practice guidance - cited explicitly as a current partner of KT. Comparable as an ecosystem participant shaping the regulatory environment in which KT operates, rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Swedish Competition Authority (KKV): Sweden's national competition authority enforcing corresponding competition and public procurement rules, with similar institutional structure and EU Member State cooperation profile.
• Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA / Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirasto): Finnish competition and consumer authority with similar mandate across competition enforcement, merger control, and consumer protection - a like-sized EU Member State peer with comparable scope.
• Office for the Protection of Competition - Czech Republic (UOHS): Czech competition authority with equivalent mandate in cartel enforcement, merger review, and abuse of dominance cases, alongside public procurement oversight. Comparable institutional role within the Visegrád/central European context.
• Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH): Hungary's national competition authority with parallel functions in anti-competitive agreements, concentration control, and unfair commercial practices regulation. Comparable EU Member State enforcement peer.
• Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) - Poland: Poland's national competition and consumer protection authority, a key regional peer with similar enforcement scope over cartels, mergers, abuse of dominance, and consumer protection - including analogous retail trade oversight of which KT also has jurisdiction.
• Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB): Austria's national competition authority with analogous powers over cartel prohibition, merger control, and abuse of dominance under EU and national law. Same enforcement toolkit and EU Member State context as KT.

Regional players

• Estonian Competition Authority (ECA): The Estonian national competition authority, third Baltic peer to KT. Comparable in scope (cartels, merger control, state aid monitoring) and Baltic-region context.
• Latvian Competition Council (KP): Lithuania's closest regional peer - the Latvian national competition authority enforcing analogous competition law provisions within the Baltic context. Directly comparable in mandate, organizational structure, and EU cooperation role.

Broad incumbents

• European Commission - DG Competition: The supranational EU competition authority enforcing Articles 101 and 102 TFEU and the EU Merger Regulation. Directly comparable to KT as both enforce EU competition law, but DG COMP operates at pan-European scale while KT focuses on Lithuania-specific matters and national law enforcement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KonkurencijosTaryba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lithuanian-competition-council-kt-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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