Tag: Competition
EU Lawmakers Near Deal On New Digital-Competition Law
European lawmakers neared agreement on the main points of a new digital-competition law focused on the world’s biggest tech companies, setting the stage for...
French Regulator Probes Merger Between Top Two Broadcasters
France's antitrust watchdog said on Friday it was launching an in-depth review of the merger project of TF1 and M6, the country's top two listed...
Norway’s Competition Appeal Tribunal Allows Big Bank Buy
Norway's DNB, the country's largest bank, will be allowed to acquire online rival Sbanken, the Norwegian Competition Tribunal (NCT) ruled on Wednesday, overturning an...
Indian Antitrust Watchdog Will Not Proceed Against Amazon
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has decided not to proceed against Amazon Seller Services over allegations that the e-commerce giant was using seller...
UK Competition Watchdog Calls For Changes In Foster Care
The UK’s competition regulator has called for local authorities to consider taking foster care in-house and for more state intervention in children’s homes, after...
The Role of Competition Law in Regulating Data in China’s Digital...
By Wendy Ng (University of Melbourne)
As the digital economy has grown and data has become a more valuable and critical resource, the collection, use,...
New Zealand & Australian Competition Watchdogs Team Up
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on New Zealand announced a refresh of the cross-appointments between the New Zealand Commerce Commission and the Australian...
Austria’s Watchdog Challenges Clearance Of Facebook’s Giphy Deal
Austria's Federal Competition Authority (BWB) has spoken against the purchase operation of Internet image service Giphy by Facebook or its parent company Meta, a...
Belgium OKs KBC Bank Purchase Of Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria
Bulgaria's competition regulator said that it gave the green light to Belgium-based KBC Bank, a unit of financial group KBC, to acquire a 100%...
FTC Pleased Over Termination Of Lifespan-Care New England Merger
Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Holly Vedova issued a statement on the termination of the proposed merger between Lifespan and Care New England Wednesday (March 2),...