European Commission

EU Approves Germany’s €920m Aid For Infineon PlantEU Approves Germany’s €920m Aid For Infineon Plant

EU Approves Germany’s €920m Aid For Infineon Plant

European Commission approves German €920m state aid measure for Infineon to construct chip factory in Dresden

1 day ago
Meta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad ProvidersMeta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad Providers

Meta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad Providers

After huge fine, Meta launches 'Facebook Marketplace Partner Program' so rival service providers can list ads on Facebook Marketplace in…

1 week ago
EU Deepens Investigation Into Elon Musk’s XEU Deepens Investigation Into Elon Musk’s X

EU Deepens Investigation Into Elon Musk’s X

European Commission adds “additional investigatory measures to X” as part of its ongoing DSA investigation

1 month ago
Meta Decision To Drop Fact-Checking Slammed By Staff, Oversight Board, EUMeta Decision To Drop Fact-Checking Slammed By Staff, Oversight Board, EU

Meta Decision To Drop Fact-Checking Slammed By Staff, Oversight Board, EU

Backlash begins. Multiple reactions to the plan by Meta and Mark Zuckerberg to drop its US fact-checking programs

1 month ago
EU Publishes iOS Interoperability PlansEU Publishes iOS Interoperability Plans

EU Publishes iOS Interoperability Plans

European Commission publishes preliminary instructions to Apple on how to open up iOS to rivals, prompting privacy complaint

2 months ago
EU Probes TikTok Influence On Romania ElectionsEU Probes TikTok Influence On Romania Elections

EU Probes TikTok Influence On Romania Elections

European Commission queries TikTok for information on alleged Russian campaign to influence Romanian presidential election

2 months ago
EU Closes Amazon State Aid Case Over TaxesEU Closes Amazon State Aid Case Over Taxes

EU Closes Amazon State Aid Case Over Taxes

European Commission closes three failed state-aid investigations over tax rulings for Amazon, Fiat and Starbucks

3 months ago
Meta Fined €798m Over Alleged Facebook Marketplace ViolationsMeta Fined €798m Over Alleged Facebook Marketplace Violations

Meta Fined €798m Over Alleged Facebook Marketplace Violations

Antitrust penalty. European Commission fines Meta a hefty €798m ($843m) for tying Facebook Marketplace to its social network

3 months ago
Apple Set To Be Fined Under EU’s Tough DMA – ReportApple Set To Be Fined Under EU’s Tough DMA – Report

Apple Set To Be Fined Under EU’s Tough DMA – Report

Tech giant Apple could be facing another hefty financial penalty, amid a report the EU is set to fine it…

4 months ago
EU To Assess Apple’s iPad Compliance PlansEU To Assess Apple’s iPad Compliance Plans

EU To Assess Apple’s iPad Compliance Plans

European Commission says it will review Apple's iPad compliance with DMA rules as it seeks to open up tech giant's…

4 months ago
Top Court Sides With Intel Over EU Antitrust FineTop Court Sides With Intel Over EU Antitrust Fine

Top Court Sides With Intel Over EU Antitrust Fine

Fresh win for Intel after Europe top court upholds annulment of billion-euro antitrust fine imposed by European Commission in 2009

4 months ago
Elon Musk’s X To Avoid EU’s Tough DMA – ReportElon Musk’s X To Avoid EU’s Tough DMA – Report

Elon Musk’s X To Avoid EU’s Tough DMA – Report

Musk's X will reportedly not be designated as a 'gatekeeper', that would have subjected it to onerous DMA obligations

4 months ago
Browser Firms Press EU To Reconsider Microsoft Edge As GatekeeperBrowser Firms Press EU To Reconsider Microsoft Edge As Gatekeeper

Browser Firms Press EU To Reconsider Microsoft Edge As Gatekeeper

Browser firms write to European Commission alleging Microsoft's Edge web browser enjoys an unfair advantage

5 months ago
EU Begins Proceedings To Force Apple To Open Up iOS, iPadOSEU Begins Proceedings To Force Apple To Open Up iOS, iPadOS

EU Begins Proceedings To Force Apple To Open Up iOS, iPadOS

European Commission begins two “specification proceedings” to force Apple to open up iOS operating system to rival tech

5 months ago
Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger ThresholdsMicrosoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger Thresholds

Microsoft’s Hiring Of Inflection AI Staff Does Not Meet EU Merger Thresholds

European Commission says Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI's staff will not be investigated under EU merger rules

5 months ago

Qualcomm Loses Appeal Over EU Antitrust Fine

EU General Court upholds European Commission €242m antitrust fine against Qualcomm, after it allegedly forced a UK firm out of…

5 months ago

EU Court Rules Google’s €1.49bn Fine Should Be Annulled

Google wins court challenge. Europe's second highest court rules EC's €1.49bn antitrust fine should be dismissed

5 months ago

Apple Ordered To Pay Ireland €13bn In Taxes

Europe's top court backs Commission's 2016 decision that Ireland granted Apple unlawful aid, and Tim Cook must pay it back

5 months ago

Google Must Pay €2.4bn Fine, EU Court Rules

Appeal thrown out. Google must pay European Commission's €2.4bn fine for abuse of shopping comparison service, top EU court rules

5 months ago

Vestager To Step Down As EU Competition Chief

Margrethe Vestager set to step down as EU competition commissioner after a decade in office that has seen crackdown on…

6 months ago

EU Seeks Industry Views On Google DMA Compliance

EU regulators to seek views from industry players on Google's DMA compliance plans ahead of decision on formal competition charges

6 months ago

UK Watchdog Clears HPE’s Acquisition Of Juniper

British competition regulator, the CMA, clear's HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks a week after EU approval

7 months ago

EU Approves Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper Acquisition

European Commission approves HPE's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, leaving the UK the last remaining obstacle

7 months ago

Microsoft Blames 2009 EU Agreement For World’s Biggest IT Outage

Redmond says EU deal gave CrowdStrike the keys to the Windows kernel, allowing last week's huge IT outage to happen

7 months ago

TikTok Parent Loses Bid To Avoid EU ‘Gatekeeper’ Label

China's ByteDance has lost a legal challenge to avoid a European Union 'gatekeeper' designation, but can appeal ruling

7 months ago

Elon Musk’s X Breached DSA Rules, EU Finds

X's Blue checks 'used to mean trustworthy sources of information. Now our preliminary view is that they deceive users', says…

7 months ago

EU Accepts Apple’s Legal Commitments To Open NFC Access

Legal commitment over Apple's NFC-based mobile payments system, which is to be opened to rival payment operators

8 months ago

EU Proposes Import Duties On China’s Temu, Shein, AliExpress – Report

European Union is reportedly drawing up plans to impose custom duties on a number of Chinese online retailers

8 months ago

Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With Office

Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite

8 months ago

EU To Impose Tariffs Up To 38 Percent On Chinese EVs

European Commission investigation provisionally concludes China offers unfair subsidies to its EV makers – tariffs announced

8 months ago