Tag: Antitrust fine
US/EU: Google regroups policy team for EC fine battle
Last year Google hired Caroline Atkinson Obama’s former economic advisor in an effort to deal with their antitrust concerns. Atkinson, who is an experienced...
EU: Google offers auction of prime shopping space as remedy
As it aims to stave off further EU antitrust fines, Google has offered to auction prominent space on its shopping search service against its...
UK: CMA fines estate agents’ cartel £370k for rate fixing
A group of estate agents who secretly conspired to keep their fees high to make “as much profit as possible” have been fined £370,000...
EU: Google files appeal over €2.4b fine
Google has launched its appeal against Brussels in a fightback over its record monopoly abuse fine. The search giant has filed an appeal to...
EU: Court orders Intel case review in blow to EU antitrust...
Intel got a reprieve from the European Courts of Justice (ECJ), when Europe's top court Wednesday backed an appeal against a massive fine imposed...
EU: Court of Justice to deliver verdict on Intel antitrust fine
The EU Court of Justice (ECJ), Europe’s highest court, is expected to deliver verdict on the Intel antitrust fine imposed eight years ago on...
EU: Vestager says “Google still great company”
Google is still very much a force for good and has many positive attributes, according to the EU’s competition commissioner who slapped the tech...
EU: Vestager stresses that German carmakers may face high fines
Volkswagen, Daimler, BMW, Audi and Porsche have to may face drastic consequences in the diesel sector, EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told Business Insider...
Italy: Italcementi gets €84 million fine
Italcementi, HeidelbergCement’s Italian subsidiary, wants to appeal against a decision to fine them €84 million (US$98.8 million) over alleged market coordination.
The company has received...
EU: Court fines Spain for delays in port reform
The European Court of Justice has fined the government of Spain US$3.4 million for delays in liberalizing the nation's stevedoring regulations. The fine amounts...