Tag: European Commission
EU OKs German COVID State Aid Scheme
The European Commission announced on Thursday, January 21, it had approved the German government’s €12 billion scheme to compensate companies for damages incurred due...
EC fines Valve And Other PC Video Games For “Geo-Blocking” Practices
The European Commission has fined Valve, owner of the online PC gaming platform “Steam”, and the five publishers—Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media,...
Germany & France Continue With Big Tech Crackdown
Europe may be moving to crack down on Big Tech with a set of new laws covering antitrust and illegal content, but its most...
EC OKs €300M Austrian Scheme For Event Organizers Affected By Coronavirus
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €300 million (US$364.3 million) Austrian scheme to support organizers of events affected by...
EU Invites Comments On Collective Bargaining For Gig Workers
The European Commission has published an inception impact assessment as part of the process that aims at ensuring that EU competition rules do not...
EU Clears Acquisition Of Polenergia By Brookfield & Mansa
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Polenergia of Poland by Brookfield Asset Management (Brookfield) of Canada and...
EU OKs €1.25B German Measure To Recapitalise TUI
The European Commission has approved German plans to contribute up to €1.25 billion (US$1.53 billion) to the recapitalization of TUI AG (TUI), the parent...
EU OKs Second Wave Of Italian Aid To Alitalia
The European Commission has approved €73.02 million (US$84.4 million) of Italian support in favor of Alitalia, aiming to compensate the airline for the damages...
EC OKs Aid For Polish National Airline
The European Commission, on Tuesday, December 22, greenlighted an €650 million (US$791.6 million) public aid tranche for Poland's flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines as...
EC Updates Its Recommendation On Relevant Markets
The European Commission has adopted a revised version of the Commission Recommendation on relevant product and service markets within the electronic communications sector susceptible...
