The European Commission blocked the proposed acquisition of O2 by Hutchison under the EU Merger Regulation Wednesday. It says the merger would have…
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The European Commission accused Google Wednesday of breaching EU antitrust rules, ‘abusing its dominant position’ in the Android market by imposing various restrictions…
(BRUSSELS) – The European Commission gave its approval Wednesday, subject to conditions, of the proposed acquisition of Equens and its subsidiary PaySquare by Worldline, under the EU Merger Regulation.Both companies…
Image © Pixel Embargo – Fotolia (BRUSSELS)- New rules designed to open up the EU’s public procurement market to competition and prevent ‘buy national’ policies by public authorities came into…
Apple store – Image John Bragg Multi-national companies operating in Europe will be required to publish country-by-country information on the tax they pay, according to new proposals announced by the…
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against French group Suez Environnement over an alleged breach of a seal affixed during an inspection by the Commission in April at the…
By Ina DimirevaA resolution adopted by the EP today, 9 March, highlights the need to assess the effectiveness of Member States’ state-aid activities during the crisis, scale back the protectionist…
EU Member States have agreed on the main elements of the EU patent and a single European Patent Court. The agreement is seen as representing a significant step towards a…
The European Court of Justice has maintained the fines, totaling 101.4 million, originally imposed by the European Commission on some of Europe’s top industrial groups for their role in a…
What is a cartel?It is an illegal secret agreement concluded between competitors to fix prices, restrict supply and/or divide up markets. The agreement may take a wide variety of forms…
