Tag: European Commission
EU: Uber loses court case in fight against French criminal charges
France is entitled to bring criminal proceedings against local managers of ride-hailing app Uber for running an illegal taxi service, the EU top court...
EU: Vestager creates Digital Markets Advisory panel
Lawyers who frequently face Europe’s antitrust watchdog have welcomed the appointment of a three-person panel of special advisers to the European Commission, which will...
EU: Commission seeks opinions on TenneT’s case
The European Commission has invited stakeholders to comment on grid operator TenneT’s proposed commitments to increase cross-border electricity capacity between Germany and Denmark, the...
EU: EC opens Tennet antitrust investigation
The European Commission said it was in discussions with the grid operator Tennet over whether it was in violation of EU antitrust rules. The...
EU: EC will withdraw court case if Ireland recovers full €16B...
The European Commission is willing to withdraw its court case against the Irish government for failing to collect some US$16 billion in back taxes from...
EU: UPS sues EC over decision to block TNT acquisition
US delivery giant UPS has launched court action against the European Union's antitrust regulator for blocking a merger with Dutch firm TNT and is...
EU: Competition watchdog imposes big fines on cartels
The European Commission on Wednesday February 21, handed out a total of €546 million (US$673.49 million) in fines to car shipping groups and car...
EU: Truckmaker Scania appeals antitrust fine
Swedish truckmaker Scania said Tuesday, December 12, it had appealed against an €880 million (US$1.03 billion) fine imposed by the European Commission for alleged...
EU: Vestager zeroed in on Lufthansa’s Air Berlin bid
The European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager said Friday, December 8, that she had "deep competition concerns" about Deutsche Lufthansa's bid for Air Berlin,...
EU: New rules increase competition and security between banks and fintech,...
The European Commission approved rules on Monday, November 27, to increase competition and toughen up security in how people pay for goods and services...
