State aid: Commission endorses €1.56 billion compensation for Poste Italiane...
Brussels, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, two compensations received by Poste Italiane for delivering two public services in the period...
View ArticleMergers: Commission approves Glencore’s acquisition of Xstrata, subject to...
Brussels, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Xstrata, the world’s fifth largest metals and mining group, by...
View ArticleCompetition: European Competition Network refines its Model Leniency Programme
Brussels, 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Competition Network (ECN), composed of the European Commission and the competition authorities of all EU Member States, has strengthened the Model...
View ArticleMergers: Commission approves acquisition of Irish electrical company Cooper...
Brussels, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Cooper Industries of Ireland by Eaton Corporation of the US. The...
View ArticleSpeech – Competition and personal data protection, Commissioner Joaquín Almunia
Joaquín Almunia — Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy Privacy Platform event: Competition and Privacy in Markets of Data Brussels, 28-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/...
View ArticleMergers: Commission clears acquisition of Swedish paper producer Billerud by...
Brussels, 29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Swedish paper producer Billerud by Swedish investment company Kinnevik, subject to conditions The European Commission...
View ArticleMergers: Commission approves acquisition of stakes in Dutch wholesale...
Brussels, 29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Mergers: Commission approves acquisition of stakes in Dutch wholesale clothing company HVEG by ABN AMRO and Rabobank The European Commission has cleared under...
View ArticleMergers: Commission approves acquisition of Belgian ground handling service...
Brussels, 3-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Aviapartner of Belgium by WFS of France, ultimately controlled by...
View ArticleAntitrust: Commission welcomes General Court judgment on tariff arrangements...
Brussels, 3-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission welcomes yesterday’s judgment by the EU General Court in case T-491/07-Groupement des cartes bancaires “CB”. The judgment fully upholds...
View ArticleMergers: Commission approves acquisition of German automotive supplier ixetic...
Brussels, 3-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of ixetic Verwaltungs GmbH of Germany by Magna International Inc of...
View ArticleAntitrust: Commission opens proceedings against Bulgarian Energy Holding
Brussels, 4-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to investigate whether Bulgarian Energy Holding may be abusing its dominant market position in the...
View ArticleAntitrust: Commission welcomes Court of Justice judgment in the AstraZeneca case
Brussels, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission welcomes today’s judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Case C-457/10 P) dismissing an appeal brought by AstraZeneca...
View ArticleAntitrust: Commission fines producers of TV and computer monitor tubes € 1.47...
Brussels, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has fined seven international groups of companies a total of € 1 470 515 000 for participating in either one or both of two distinct...
View ArticleState Aid: Commission proposes to reform state aid procedures and exempt...
Brussels, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — In the context of its State Aid Modernisation (SAM) initiative, the European Commission has adopted proposals to amend two Council Regulations governing EU state...
View ArticleMergers: Commission opens in-depth investigation into creation of “NewCo”,...
Brussels, 10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the planned combination into a new merged entity of Munksjö AB,...
View ArticleMergers: Commission clears acquisition of Austrian mobile phone operator...
Brussels, 12-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Orange’s mobile telephony business in Austria by Hutchison 3G...
View ArticleMergers: Commission welcomes General Court judgment in Electrabel case
Brussels, 13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission welcomes today’s judgment by the General Court (GC) which fully dismissed Electrabel’s appeal of a Commission decision of June 2009...
View ArticleStatement on commitments from Apple and four publishing groups for sale of...
Statement at Midday Briefing / Berlaymont press room / Brussels Brussels 13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has just accepted the commitments offered by Apple and four top...
View ArticleAntitrust: Commission welcomes General Court judgments on appeals in calcium...
Brussels, 14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission welcomes today’s judgments by the EU General Court (GC) upholding the fines imposed in 2009 on Novácke chemické závody (NCHZ)...
View ArticleAntitrust: Commission accepts legally binding commitments from Simon &...
Brussels, 14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — What were the Commission’s concerns? In December 2011, the Commission opened proceedings against Apple and five international publishers: Simon & Schuster...
View ArticleMergers: Commission approves Outokumpu’s acquisition of Inoxum, subject to...
Brussels, 8-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Following an in-depth review, the European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Inoxum, the stainless steel division...
View ArticlePreparation of Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels, 13 November...
Brussels, 12-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU’s Council of Economic and Finance Ministers will start on Tuesday, 13 November at 11.00. The European Commission will be represented by Olli Rehn, Vice...
View ArticleMergers: Commission approves acquisition of Teva’s over the counter business...
Brussels, 13-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of over-the-counter (OTC) business of the generic pharmaceutical...
View ArticleMergers: Commission approves acquisition of part of French insurance company...
Brussels, 13-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by the French subsidiary of the Helvetia insurance group...
View ArticleMergers: Commission clears acquisition of French trading company CFAO by...
Brussels, 16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the French trading company CFAO by Toyota Tsusho Corporation of...
View ArticleState aid: Commission approves amendments to the restructuring plan of ING
Brussels, 21-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Following an agreement between the European Commission and The Netherlands, the Commission has approved an amended restructuring plan of the Dutch-based...
View ArticleMergers: Commission approves joint acquisition of HDI Poland by Talanx and...
Brussels, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of joint control over two Polish insurance companies HDI Asekuracja...
View ArticleState aid: Commission clears UK umbrella support scheme for broadband...
Brussels, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has found that a UK umbrella support scheme for investments in next generation access (NGA) broadband networks, ‘BDUK’, is in line with...
View ArticleMergers: Commission approves acquisition of German kitchen manufacturer Alno...
Brussels, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the German kitchen manufacturer Alno AG by the US household...
View ArticleState aid: the Commission approves a new Spanish scheme for the early...
Brussels, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has ruled that the new Spanish system for the early depreciation of the cost of certain assets acquired through finance leasing does not...
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