Macedonian Thrace Brewery: Dutch Court to Quantify Damages Owed by Heineken N.V. for Its Proven Market Abuses in Greece November 11, 2025 Amsterdam District Court will decide how much Heineken N.V. has to pay to Macedonian Thrace Brewery (MTB) for years of anti-competitive conduct in the Greek beer market Hearing this week marks the culmination of a decade-long dispute, and follows multiple rulings that confirmed Heineken’s liability and the Netherlands as the proper forum for the claim MTB’s follow-on damages claim, initially filed in 2017, has withstood all procedural attempts by Heineken to dodge liability for the actions of Athenian Brewery, its Greek subsidiary Athenian Brewery, was fined €31.5 million by Greece’s competition authority for unlawfully pressuring wholesalers and retailers to favour its brands The case is being closely watched by independent brewers across Europe, with MTB seeking more than €180 million in damages from the beer giant.