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EU floats settlement with e-book publishers

EU floats settlement with e-book publishers

...publishers as long as they "remove all of our objections", European Union competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia said on Monday. Almunia did not tell the journalists... Read more

13 March, 2012 by Don Reisinger

Wikileaks cable shows early US hopes over Kroes

The US embassy in The Hague greeted Neelie Kroes's appointment as competition commissioner in 2004 by suggesting she might soothe tensions between EU regulators... Read more

5 September, 2011

EU highlights difficulty of establishing online antitrust

...The EU competition commissioner has highlighted the difficulty of gauging anti-competitive practices online, almost... Read more

8 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Google gets ultimatum over EC antitrust probe

...proposals to remedy the Commission's concerns "in a matter of weeks", competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia said in a speech on Monday. "Should this process... Read more

21 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

Google digs in heels over EU antitrust ultimatum

...proceedings, which could eventually lead to fines and imposed remedies, according to competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia.The four areas of concern are: whether Google gives... Read more

23 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

EU puts Google straight on 'right to be forgotten'

The European Commission maintains that services such as YouTube and Facebook should usually be responsible for deleting content that the uploader wants removed, in a response to concerns raised by Google Read more

22 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Mobile wallet scheme comes under EU probe

...and bring new and innovative payment and interactive advertising experience to consumers," competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia said in a statement. "At the same time, we... Read more

16 April, 2012 by David Meyer

Google's Motorola buy gets green light from US and EU

...upon careful examination, this transaction does not itself raise competition issues," EU competition commissioner Joaquà n Almunia said in a statement. "Of course, the Commission... Read more

14 February, 2012

IBM reaches mainframe antitrust deal with EU

...our competition concerns. Timely interventions are crucial in fast-moving technology markets," competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia said in a statement. The Commission opened its antitrust... Read more

15 December, 2011 by David Meyer

EC approves Western Digital's Hitachi storage takeover

...used to store a growing bulk of data in the digital economy," competition commissioner Joaquà n Almunia said in a statement. "The proposed divestiture will... Read more

25 November, 2011

EU launches antitrust probe into e-payments scheme

...initiated lightly.Need for an efficient system Joaquín Almunia, the EU's competition commissioner, said the need for secure and efficient online payment services within... Read more

27 September, 2011 by David Meyer

IBM offers concessions in EU antitrust probe

...which are crucial for the functioning of today's economy. – Joaquín Almunia, competition commissioner As part of the offer, IBM has "put in place certain... Read more

20 September, 2011 by Ben Woods

Single European patent plan gets second wind

The cherished but elusive scheme for a single EU-wide patent gets underway again after the countries holding it up — Spain and Italy — are left out of the equation Read more

28 June, 2011 by David Meyer

Microsoft files antitrust complaint against Google

...that technology innovation moves forward." Amelia Torres, the spokeswoman for Europe's competition commissioner Joaquín Almunia, said in a statement that "the Commission takes note... Read more

31 March, 2011 by David Meyer
Kroes: Legislation will cut data-roaming fees

Kroes: Legislation will cut data-roaming fees

...wants mobile operators to cut their prices for data roaming. The former competition commissioner, who took on Microsoft over Internet Explorer, is trying to create... Read more

30 March, 2011 by David Meyer

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