Tag: Antitrust
EU: EC clears Virgin’s buy of UK airline Flybe
European Union antitrust regulators cleared on Friday the acquisition of British airline Flybe by Connect Airways, a consortium created by Virgin Atlantic, Stobart and...
EU: France, Germany, and Poland present proposals for EU antitrust law...
On Thursday, July 4, ministers from France, Germany, and Poland released a proposal to “Modernize EU Competition Policy.” “With regard to competition policy, France, Germany...
India: Mersen raided by antitrust body
India’s antitrust body on Thursday raided the local unit of French firm Mersen and an Indian company over allegations they colluded on prices of...
US: Big Tech Cryptos set for antitrust scrutiny
Facebook’s announcement of Libra late last month has spurred greater regulatory oversight of cryptocurrencies, with a particular eye on who may be bringing those cryptos...
Vietnam: Watchdog appeals Grab-Uber antitrust ruling
Vietnam’s competition watchdog has appealed a ruling that Grab did not violate antitrust laws in its acquisition of Uber’s operations in the country.
The Vietnam Competition and...
US: WME files antitrust suit against Writers Guild of America
William Morris Endeavor (WME) has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the Writers Guild of America (WGA), accusing the guild of engaging in an...
US: DOJ settles antitrust charges with Fox, CBS, Scripps, Cox, Tegna
The US Justice Department announced on Monday, June 17, it had settled antitrust charges with CBS, Cox Enterprises, E.W. Scripps, Fox, and Tegna, which...
US: Dual-agency big tech antitrust investigations questioned
A Republican senator isn’t happy with plans by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to divide a potential investigation...
US: Delrahim issues warning to technology giants
Makan Delrahim, the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust chief, said that low prices and free products would not shield digital monopolists from scrutiny...
EEUU: AT&T y Dish exploran posibilidad de fusión
El proveedor de televisión satelital Dish Network está considerando una fusión con el servicio DirecTV de AT&T. Sin embargo, AT&T y Dish no han...