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BRUSSELS--The European Union and Switzerland signed an agreement Friday that allows the two sides to exchange confidential data gathered in their competition probes. The agreement, aimed at tightening cooperation in such...

Jason Lee / REUTERS From left: Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras walks with China's Premier Li Keqiang during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 16, 2013. On December 5 last year,...

Author(s): Nerea Rial Some of Google's rivals will have more time to think about its comments on the proposals formally presented by the search engine last month, Reuters has reported. EU antitrust regulators have decided to... All similar articles: 90 »

8:00, — Economics Offices of major oil companies searched in Europe. The European authorities are keeping a close watch on Shell, Statoil and Beyond Petroleum. The Directorate-General for Competition has suspected them of... All similar articles: 934 »

Austria , at loggerheads with European regulators about several of its nationalized banks, failed to sell municipal lender Kommunalkredit Austria AG and is halting new business at the bank. Kommunalkredit, the first Austrian...

Brussels, 15-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has concluded that the proposed public co-financing of a new multiarena in Copenhagen, Denmark was in line with EU state aid rules. In particular, the Commission...

European Commission MEMO Brussels, 15 May 2013 Is the European Union's youth policy up to the job in today's difficult economic and social climate? Can the European Union do more to help sports organisations tackle doping? Will...

VIENNA | Tue May 14, 2013 5:45am EDT VIENNA May 14 (Reuters) – Austria is on track to strike a deal with European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia on reorganising Hypo Alpe Adria that can avoid a forced wind-down of the...

Author(s): Karafillis Giannoulis On 15 May, the European Commission announced the approval of €39.8 million in aid for a research programme in biorefinery. The programme is called “Genesys” and it is granted by the French...

The long-awaited draft EU legislative proposal on private damages actions, expected in the next several weeks, stipulates that leniency applications in the antitrust authority's files should not be disclosed for the purposes of...

Bold action means broadcaster takeover The march of Time Warner If “expect the unexpected” rules the media sphere, it’s wise nonetheless to expect the expected. US-based media giant Time Warner has, according to several...

Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has assumed the rotating chairmanship of the European Investment Bank. His term lasts for one year. He took over from Hungarian minister Mihály Varga. Prof Scicluna attended a meeting of the EIB...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 15 May 2013 The European Commission has decided that the aid granted by France to the P.I.V.E.R.T. Institut d’Excellence en Énergies Décarbonées (IEED, institute of excellence in the...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 15 May 2013 The European Commission has concluded that the proposed public co-financing of a new multiarena in Copenhagen, Denmark was in line with EU state aid rules. In particular,...

BRUSSELS--Visa Europe has proposed cutting some of the fees it charges for the use of its credit cards, in a move that could resolve a long-running antitrust probe by European Union regulators, the EU said Tuesday. The European... All similar articles: 192 »

Microsoft backed ICOMP - has urged the EC to reject Google's appeasement proposals. In a statement, Foundem said Google's proposals were "ill suited" and that the EC would have no choice but to "reject the proposals". Unlike...

Click to enlarge. FORTUNE -- How do you describe a company that grew like gangbusters but has entered a patch of slower growth? Some desk editors at the business new services have hit on what they seem to think is the perfect... All similar articles: 802 »

By Richard Waters in San Francisco and Alex Barker in Brussels Google ’s rivals have called its proposed antitrust settlement with Brussels too weak to redress the imbalance in the internet search market – and warned it is... All similar articles: 77 »

British price comparison website Foundem, which has been one company leading the charge accusing Google of antitrust practices in the EU - with a little help from the Microsoft backed ICOMP - has urged the EC to reject Google's... All similar articles: 74 »

Author(s): Eleni Stamatoukou The European Commission, under the EU Merger Regulation, approved the creation of a joint venture between two Norwegian aluminium companies, Norsk Hydro ASA and Orkla ASA's wholly-owned subsidiary...

European Commission Joaquín Almunia Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy Speech - ECR Europe Annual Conference Brussels, 14 May 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank Mr Verschueren for the...

Brussels, 14-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has concluded that a modification to Banco CEISS’ restructuring plan, opening the door for an acquisition of the bank by Unicaja Banco, is in line with EU state...

Why must they hassle us over BT monopoly? The UK is accusing the European Commission of holding up its superfast broadband programme with pesky concerns about free market competition. The government has been trying to get its...

BRUSSELS, May 13, 2013 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Some established technological firms in the West have responded with protectionism in the face of the threat from innovators and newer entrants, a senior expert on digital economy...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 May 2013 Mergers: Commission approves joint venture between Hydro and Sapa, the two largest soft alloy extruders in the EEA, subject to conditions The European Commission has... All similar articles: 155 »

Jesus also said that we would always have the poor with us. He knew that there would always be those that for one legitimate reason or another could not take care of themselves, and He provided for them through the church. He...

The first-of-its-kind 'second generation' antitrust cooperation agreement between EU and Switzerland is set to be signed on 17 May in Brussels, but it is not expected to come into force until 2014 and is unlikely to have a...

The Project Director for the government’s £150m Urban Broadband Fund (UBF), which aims to help expand the coverage of “ultra-fast” broadband (80-100Mbps+) and “high speed” public wifi services into neglected areas, has blamed...