Tag: Antitrust policy
US government allows S&P and IHS to merge billions subject to conditions
Washington The US Justice Department’s antitrust watchdogs have approved the $ 44 billion takeover of financial data provider IHS Markit by rival S&P Global. However, due to competition concerns, the…
Court of the EU confirms billions in fine
Düsseldorf, Brussels Google’s lawsuit was unsuccessful: the EU court upheld a competition fine from the EU Commission amounting to 2.42 billion euros. The judges in Luxembourg announced on Wednesday. However,…
Court of the EU confirms billions in fine
Google The company had filed lawsuits against three multi-billion dollar fines imposed by the European Commission. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Google’s lawsuit was unsuccessful: the EU court upheld a competition fine…
US government sues against Bertelsmann takeovers in the US
Bertelsmann headquarters in Gütersloh The company announced in 2020 that it wanted to buy Simon & Schuster from the US company Viacom for $ 2.175 billion. (Photo: dpa) Washington The…
Why one institution is suing the other in the dispute over Poland
Ursula von der Leyen The EU Commission does not use all the options it has to protect the rule of law in Poland. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels It was only on…
European Parliament sued the EU Commission
Dispute in the EU over the rule of law Parliament has filed a lawsuit against the EU Commission. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The European Parliament is suing the EU Commission before…
looking for allies
Berlin There are months in the making of a decision for Deputy EU Commission President Margrethe Vestager. Her two largest reform projects, with which she wants to limit the power…
Gas price: EU countries argue over energy markets
High voltage line The power lines between the EU countries are not yet sufficiently developed. (Photo: dpa) Brussels France and Spain are putting the EU Commission under pressure to reform…
Jack Ma: Alibaba founder on a trip to Europe
Appeared again Alibaba founder Jack Ma is traveling abroad for the first time in more than a year. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf The founder of the Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba, Jack…
Facebook wants to appease the EU with 10,000 new jobs
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg The company founder goes through one of the most difficult phases in the company’s history with Facebook. (Photo: imago images / photothek) The technology group Facebook…
EU Commission wants to punish Hungary for corruption and dismantling the rule of law
Viktor Orban and Ursula von der Leyen EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen indicated the move weeks ago, but did not give any details. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels After years…
Only Google benefits from Google’s dominance
Together with leading international competition economists, we not only pointed out Google’s dominant position in the general search market in a policy paper by the Yale Tobin Center Digital Regulation…
European judges negotiate the power of Google
Google app With the Android operating system, Google gains a gigantic range. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Antitrust law is a cumbersome instrument. As early as 2013, the European Commission received a…
The gas companies gambled away – the consumers pay for it
heater If you want to be warm in winter but have gas heating in the basement, it could be expensive for you. (Photo: obs) Anyone who has gas heating in…
China is apparently smashing AliPay and forcing separate credit app
Ant Group AliPay is the Ant Group’s payment app. (Photo: AP) China continues to take action in its tech industry. The government in Beijing wants to smash the highly profitable…
China is apparently smashing AliPay and forcing separate credit app
Ant Group AliPay is the Ant Group’s payment app. (Photo: AP) China continues to take action in its tech industry. The government in Beijing wants to smash the highly profitable…
Legal dispute between Apple and Epic Games enters the next round
Litigation The verdict against Apple is only a partial victory for Epic Games. (Photo: Reuters) San Francisco The legal dispute between Apple and the game developer Epic Games over the…
Banks still need strict rules
Head of the banking association Christan Sewing at the Handelsblatt banking summit Sewing and the President of the Sparkasse, Helmut Schleweis, are calling for the banks to be relieved of…
Apple has to relax rules in the app store for developers
Apple app store icon The group suffered a setback in court. (Photo: AP) San Francisco Apple has suffered a setback in the process with the game developer Epic Games over…