European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager holds a news conference at the EU Commission's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, July 19, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators have told the International Skating Union (ISU) that its threat to impose lifetime bans on speed skaters for taking part in unauthorised events is anti-competitive, putting pressure on the ruling body and other agencies with similar penalties to back down.
The European Commission's action on Tuesday came after a year-long investigation following complaints by Dutch Olympic speed skaters Mark Tuitert and Niels Kerstholt.
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