Tag: European Commission
EU: Vestager says Companies misled regulators for merger clearance
On Friday, EU's antitrust chief Vestager said that her department is reviewing a handful of recent merger clearances on suspicions companies misled investigators in...
EU: Regulators to OK Dow-DuPont, ChemChina-Syngenta deals next week
On Thursday Reuters reported that the EU antitrust regulators are set to clear the $130 billion, Dow Chemical and DuPont merger and ChemChina's $43...
EU: EC proposes to make national competition authorities even more effective...
EU antitrust regulators outlined a proposal on Wednesday aimed at giving national watchdogs in the 28-country bloc more power to crack down on anti-competitive...
EU: Vestager warns against using algorithms for price collusion
Europe's antitrust chief warned companies against using algorithms to block rivals or form cartels, saying she may slap heftier fines on them if they...
EU: EC encourages whistleblowers in fight against cartels
EU antitrust regulators unveiled plans to help individuals to blow the whistle on cartels while protecting their identity, a move which may lead to...
EU: AT&T’s Bid for $85bn Time Warner gets thumbs up
AT&T has won approval from the European Commission for its planned $85.4bn acquisition of Time Warner, the No. 2 US wireless carrier said on...
EU: EC wins Gazprom cooperation
Russia’s state-owned gas producer, Gazprom, has agreed to a series of concessions to address the European Union’s concerns about its market dominance in the...
EU: Gamesa and Siemens gain merger approval
German engineering company Siemens and Spain's Gamesa have won the unconditional antitrust approval from the European Union to create the world's biggest maker of...
Google Android after Microsoft: some thoughts on the proceedings brought against...
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Google Android after Microsoft: some thoughts on the proceedings brought against Google for abuse of a dominant position
By Giulia...
EU: Antitrust watchdog fines 6 auto-parts suppliers
Germany's Mahle Behr, Japan's Denso and four other car part makers have been fined a total of 155 million euros ($163.6 million) by the...