Tag: European Commission
EU: EC fines Bulgarian gas company €77M
The European Commission announced on December 17 that it has fined Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) €77.1 million (US$87.6 million) for blocking competitors’ access to...
EU: EC issues new guidance to facilitate access to Commission files
The European Commission has published two new guidance documents to facilitate access to the Commission's files on a case, by companies subject to antitrust...
EU: EC approves acquisition of Houghton by Quaker, with conditions
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Houghton by Quaker, both producers of industrial lubricants. The decision is...
EU: Google investigation won’t conclude this year says Vestager
The European Commission's latest investigation into Google won't conclude before the end of the year, the EU's antitrust chief said Tuesday, December 4.
Speaking at...
EU: Commission finds no aid to container terminal operators in Antwerp
The European Commission has concluded that reductions in compensation payments granted by the state-owned Port of Antwerp to two container terminal operators were granted...
EU: Vestager warns China against unfair competition
EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Tuesday, November 20, warned China against unfair competition, urging it to offer "the same conditions" to European companies...
EU: Comm publishes report on application of AG competition rules
The European Commission has published the first report on the application of competition rules in the agricultural sector. The report shows that the work...
EU: EC probing Ryanair’s state aid in Frankfurt
The EC has opened an investigation into whether Ryanair had benefited from illegal state aid at Germany's Frankfurt-Hahn airport.
"We will investigate whether regional and...
EU: Takeda considers selling experimental drug to win EU approval
Pharmaceutical company Takeda is talking with the European Commission about selling an experimental inflammatory bowel disease drug to help close its US$62 billion takeover...
EU: Commission approves €200m in public support for renewable energy for...
The European Commission has approved a measure to support electricity production from renewable sources for self-consumption in France until 2020. The measure will further...
