Tag: EU
EU Parliament Rejects Blocks To Green Investment Rules
European Parliament members on Monday, September 23, rejected three attempts by some lawmakers to block the European Union's proposed rulebook for sustainable investments, as...
US & EU To Discuss Chip Shortages, Tech Competition Issues At...
The US and the EU hope to discuss chip shortages, artificial intelligence and tech competition issues during the first Trade and Tech Council (TTC)...
Google Looks To Avoid $18.2B EU Fine With Settlement
Google is reportedly seeking to settle a new antitrust probe by the European Union into its digital advertising practices. Reuters reports the settlement might...
Google Looks To Settle EU Digital Advertising Probe
Alphabet unit Google is seeking to settle an EU antitrust investigation into its digital advertising business, a person familiar with the matter said, a...
EU Court Upholds Altice Gun-Jumping Fine
EU antitrust regulators received a boost from Europe’s second-highest court, as it upheld a record fine against French telecom company Altice for jumping the...
EU Plans To Legislate For Common Phone Charger
The European Commission on Thursday, September 23, will present a legislative proposal for a common charger for mobile phones, tablets and headphones, a person...
Illumina Faces EU Interim Measures Over Grail Deal
US life sciences company Illumina faces interim measures for closing its US$8 billion cash-and-stock takeover of cancer detection test maker Grail before gaining approval...
Simpson Thacher Opens Brussels Office
Simpson Thacher announced the opening of its new office in Brussels, Belgium. Complementing our presence in London, the Brussels office will focus on providing...
Vestager Warns Against EU Using “Very Big Chip Producers”
The European Union should guard against relying on a handful of “very big” chip producers as it weighs billions of euros of potential investment in semiconductors,...
TikTok Faces Two EU Data Probes
The lead data privacy regulator in the European Union has opened two inquiries into the Chinese-owned short-video platform TikTok, related to the processing of...