Tag: European Commission
EU’s Vestager Calls To Relax Rules To Aid Sanction-Hit Companies
The European Commission on Thursday suggested temporarily relaxing the bloc’s state aid rules so member countries could help companies facing liquidity problems due to...
EU’s Competition Chief Vestager Comments On Ukraine Conflict
"The landscape of our foreign relations is changing. There is a turning point, a tremendous change for history at this moment," stated Margrethe Vestager,...
EU Commission Invites Comments On Revised Horizontal Agreement Rules
The European Commission launched a public consultation today, inviting all interested parties to comment on two draft revisions to the Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations...
Irish Insurers Offer Opening Up Data Platform In EU Antitrust Case
Irish insurers' association Insurance Ireland has offered to open up its data sharing platform to non-members and apply fair criteria to access it in...
EC Proposes “EU Data Act”, Forcing Manufacturers To Share Data
“Data is at the core of the digital economy and an essential resource to secure the green and digital transitions.”
With these words, the European...
Freight Association Calls On EU To Investigate Shipping Sector
Freight forwarder association Clecat is asking the EC competition directorate to urgently investigate what it claims are “distortions” in the liner shipping market, reported Euractiv.
Clecat...
EU Countries & Lawmakers May Reach Digital Services Act Deal By...
EU lawmakers and countries could reach a deal by the end of June on proposed tech rules forcing online platforms to better police the...
Europe Looks To Promote Local Chip Production With European Chips Act
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday (Feb. 3) that the commission will propose new legislation to deal with microchip shortages...
EU OKs $1.9B Berlin Airport Bailout
Germany secured European Commission approval to provide Berlin Brandenburg airport with a €1.7 billion (US$1.9 billion) bailout as it struggles to survive after opening...
EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into Couture Designers
The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Pierre Cardin and its licensee the Ahlers Group may have breached EU...