Tag: Antitrust policy
EU launches investigation into subsidies
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission President wants to investigate whether Europe should exclude Chinese electric vehicles from the market. (Photo: Reuters) Strasbourg The EU wants to take action…
Why there is so much at stake in the US antitrust trial
Google logo The US government accuses the company of anti-competitive tactics. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf There are a few celebrations coming up at Google these weeks as the internet giant celebrates…
Politicians are pushing for the opening of the 5G networks – that could depress prices in the mobile network
Hamburg The latest generation of mobile communications, 5G, is fast – and expensive. With it, videos can be viewed in higher quality, and modern games can be played fluently on…
Politicians are pushing for the opening of the 5G networks – that could depress prices in the mobile network
Hamburg The latest generation of mobile communications, 5G, is fast – and expensive. With it, videos can be viewed in higher quality, and modern games can be played fluently on…
US antitrust authorities give up resistance to Microsoft-Activison deal
Washington After about a year and a half, Microsoft has reached its goal of acquiring Activision Blizzard. After two defeats in court, the US antitrust authorities withdrew their lawsuit against…
Vestager’s chief economist resigns after Macron intervention
Fiona Scott Morton The professor has advised large tech companies in the past. (Photo: wikimedia) Brussels In the end the pressure was too great. The designated chief economist of the…
EU opens antitrust proceedings against Microsoft over “Teams” program
Microsoft apps on a phone Microsoft offers the Teams software in connection with its Office products. (Photo: IMAGO/Lobeca) Brussels, Dusseldorf The EU Commission is preparing antitrust proceedings against Microsoft. The…
EU opens antitrust proceedings against Microsoft over “Teams” program
Microsoft apps on a phone Microsoft offers the Teams software in connection with its Office products. (Photo: IMAGO/Lobeca) Brussels, Dusseldorf The EU Commission is preparing antitrust proceedings against Microsoft. The…
Vestager has to justify top EU job for American Scott Morton
Fiona Scott Morton The professor has advised large tech companies in the past. (Photo: wikimedia) Brussels There hasn’t been so much fuss about a Brussels personality for a long time.…
US antitrust authorities are allegedly investigating ChatGPT maker OpenAI
OpenAI founder Sam Altman So-called generative AI is trained with vast amounts of data, which are often gathered on the Internet. (Photo: REUTERS) Dusseldorf According to media reports, the US…
US antitrust authorities are allegedly investigating ChatGPT maker OpenAI
OpenAI founder Sam Altman So-called generative AI is trained with vast amounts of data, which are often gathered on the Internet. (Photo: REUTERS) Washington According to a newspaper report, the…
US court rejects stop on Activision acquisition
Activision Call of Duty game, Microsoft The $69 billion deal cleared an important hurdle. (Photo: AP) san francisco Microsoft has taken a step forward with its acquisition of video game…
US court rejects stop on Activision acquisition
Activision Call of Duty game, Microsoft The $69 billion deal cleared an important hurdle. (Photo: AP) san francisco Microsoft has taken a step forward with its acquisition of video game…
Amazon files lawsuit against tightened EU regulation
Amazon In addition to Zalando and Amazon, the EU also rates the iPhone provider Apple and the Internet group Google as “Very Large Online Platforms” (VLOP). (Photo: IMAGO/Lobeca) Brussels After…
Deutsche Bahn: works council fights against split plans
Hamm The employees of Deutsche Bahn (DB) are resisting new demands to separate the rail network from the state-owned company’s operations. “If the integrated group were to be split up,”…
These seven tech giants fall under EU regulation
Global tech corporations The seven companies will in future fall under the EU digital law as “gatekeepers”. (Photo: Reuters (5), dpa (2)) Brussels A group of seven large tech companies…
These seven tech giants fall under EU regulation
Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon Apple, Microsoft, Google and Amazon, along with Samsung, Meta and Bytedance, are among the seven tech giants that will come under EU digital law in…
Monopolies Commission calls for the group to be broken up
ICE The Monopolies Commission had previously recommended dividing the railways into an infrastructure and a transport division. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Berlin The Monopolies Commission, a body that advises the federal…
Traffic light gives the Cartel Office drastic powers
Berlin First blockade, then marathon negotiations, then agreement. The model for laws of the traffic light coalition also applies to competition law. Shortly before 2 a.m. on the night of…
Fragrance manufacturer Symrise is defending itself in court against cartel allegations
Fragrance mixtures at Symrise The Dax group defends itself against cartel allegations. (Photo: Symrise) Dusseldorf The fragrance and aroma manufacturer Symrise is defending itself in court against the ongoing antitrust…