Tag: EU
EU Court To Rule On Google’s $2.8B Antitrust Fine In November
Europe's second-top court will rule on Alphabet unit Google's challenge against a €2.4 billion (US$2.8 billion) EU antitrust fine on November 10, the first...
EU Antitrust Watchdog Ends Probe Into Amadeus & Sabre
The European Union antitrust regulator on Monday, July 19, scrapped a two-and-half-year investigation into travel booking companies Amadeus and Sabre, citing a lack of...
EU Pauses Its Digital Tax Effort
As US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen aims to get European countries to support a broader international business tax deal, the European Union is postponing...
EU Probes 3.2B Restructuring Aid For Airline TAP
EU competition regulators will investigate whether a 3.2-billion-euro ($3.8 billion) restructuring plan for ailing Portuguese airline TAP is proportionate and complies with EU state...
US & EU Competition Policy Is Aligning: WSJ
The European Union’s top antitrust regulator foresees greater alignment with the US on competition enforcement, particularly in the tech sector, amid a broader policy...
German Watchdog Tells EU To Broaden Draft Tech Regs
The German competition watchdog has advised pumping up draft regulations crafted by the European Union (EU), Financial Times reported Wednesday, July 14.
Andreas Mundt, head...
Nike Loses Small EU Suit Over Taxes
Nike failed to topple a European Union decision to probe its tax affairs amid a crackdown on allegedly unfair fiscal deals for big companies, reported Bloomberg.
The European Commission complied...
EU To Conduct A Full-Scale Probe Of Illumina, Grail Deal
US life sciences company Illumina's proposed purchase of cancer test maker Grail Inc faces a lengthy EU antitrust investigation if it does not offer hefty concessions...
Antitrust Damages Actions in the EU: The Way Forward
By Juan Delgado (Global Economics Group)
Despite the adoption of the European Damages Directive and its transposition to national legal systems, a number of obstacles...
EU Fines Volkswagen, BMW $1B For Emissions Cartel
The European Union has imposed a fine of €875.19 million (US$1.03 billion) on Volkswagen and BMW for restricting competition in emission cleaning for new...
