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- Settlement Likely In Microsoft-EC Antitrust Cases
- It appears increasingly likely that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will finally settle its long-standing litigation with the European Commission. The EC has agreed to “market test” a Microsoft offer to include a ‘ballot screen’ on new PCs so that users can easily choose to install a browser other than Internet...
- External links 2009-10-07
- EC Media Commissioner Backs Google Books Plan
- Given all the controversy, legal action and anti-trust scrutiny surrounding Google’s plans to digitise millions of books, the search giant has been given some welcome backing from European Commissioner Viviane Redding. The outspoken French politician and former journalist, responsible for Europe’s digital media policies, said in a Q&A document...
- External links 2009-08-28
- Google Will Seek EU Publishers' Permission For U.S. Books Project
- Google (NSDQ: GOOG) will ask European book publishers’ permission before making their works available to U.S. users, in a bid to stay on the right side of EU states’ copyright law. Google confirmed to paidContent:UK in a statement that it will digitize either the full text or excerpts from...
- External links 2009-09-07
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- EC Hands Down Formal Objection to Oracle-Sun Deal
- The EC, antitrust arm of the 27-nation European Union, informed both Oracle and Sun about the decision because the deal includes the freely available and popular MySQL Web database. The regulators see a major conflict of interest in the world's largest commercial database company owning its largest open source competitor.It...
- News items 2009-11-09
- Ombudsman Criticizes EC in its Intel Investigation
- An ombudsman with the European Union said the European Commission erred in its investigation of Intel when it failed to take minutes of a 2006 meeting with a Dell executive. The EC in May fined Intel $1.45 billion for anticompetitive practices, but Intel is appealing the ruling. Intel executives have...
- News items 2009-11-19
- Database Concerns Fuel EC`s In-Depth Probe of Oracle-Sun Deal
- The European Commission, concerned about the impact of an Ora-cle-Sun merger on the database market, is opening an in-depth investigation into the proposed $7.4 billion deal. EC regulators worry that Oracle, the world?s top proprietary database vendor, will look to slow development of Sun?s open-source MySQL database, reducing choices at...
- News items 2009-09-03
- EC guilty of maladministration in Intel antitrust investigation
- An Intel Corp EC European Commission complaint has been validated. European Ombudsman P Nikiforos Diamandouros has published a non-confidential version of his decision on a complaint by Intel against the EC, concerning alleged procedural errors by the Commission during its antitrust investigation of the MPU maker. The long-running antitrust investigation...
- News items 2009-11-18
- EC's 'Fiscal Measures' to Support Vehicle CO2 Reduction Program
- European Commission EC officials are expected to soon propose "fiscal measures" aimed at supporting automaker efforts to reduce vehicle carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to an EC official. EC tax officials are expected to propose potenEuropean Commission EC officials are expected to soon propose "fiscal measures" aimed at supporting automaker...
- Research articles 2005-06-06
- BEA AND EC-ONE CHINA PUSH "MIDDLE WARE"
- AsiaInfo Services 11-06-2002 BEA and EC-One China Push "Middle Ware" CHINA, Nov 06, 2002 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Japanese EC-One China (www.ec-one.com.cn) and US BEA (www.bea.com) declare recently that they will cooperate in China in AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2002-11-06
- CZECH REPUBLIC: CZECHS AVERAGE IN NO. OF POSITIONS AT EC.
- According to "Prague Post", the country is average when it comes to filling posts within the European Commission EC, according to an EC report. ... According to "Prague Post", the country is average when it comes to filling posts within the European Commission EC, according ...
- Research articles 2006-04-06
- U.S. exports to the EC set another record - European Community - European Community '92 Update
- U.S. Exports to the EC Set Another Record U.S. exports to the EC during 1990 grew by an impressive 13.5 percent over the record export figure to the EC set in 1989. Commerce Department statistics show U.S. exports to the EC totaled $98.1 billion for 1990. This compares to...
- Research articles 1991-02-25
- EC hopes to beat US, Google in book-scanning race, may rewrite law to do it
- By Scott M. Fulton, III , Betanews Out of concern that Google may yet be able to scan the printed works of authors worldwide and make them available to Americans but not Europeans, two leading European Commissioners this morning set forth on a plan...
- News items 2009-10-19
- EC PROPOSES 10PCT LEVY FOR IMPORTED LEATHER SHOES FROM VIETNAM
- According to "VoV", the European Commission EC has proposed a new plan for anti-dumping taxes on leather shoes imported from China and Vietnam after the EC's previous proposal was rejected by European Union member countries. The EC proposed a According to "VoV", the European Commission EC has proposed a new...
- Research articles 2006-07-27
- EUROPEAN COMMISSION: EC ASSISTANCE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR TO THE FORMER SOVIET BLOC
- This working paper - a progress report - was presented to the June 25 Council of EC Energy Ministers in Luxembourg by European Energy Commissioner Abel Matutes . It covers activities carried out under the EC's PHARE, TACIS and THERMIE programmes for ecThis working paper - a...
- Research articles 1993-07-09
- VIETNAM: EC PROPOSES 10PCT LEVY FOR IMPORTED LEATHER SHOES FROM VIETNAM.
- According to "VoV", the European Commission EC has proposed a new plan for anti-dumping taxes on leather shoes imported from China and Vietnam after the EC's previous proposal was rejected by European Union member countries. The EC propos According to "VoV", the European Commission EC has...
- Research articles 2006-07-27
- EC issues fines in sorbate cartel case.(News: Europe)(Brief Article)
- THE EUROPEAN Commission EC has fined five companies a total of 138 million [euro] ($160 million) for their involvement in a sorbates cartel, with Hoechst AG of Germany incurring the largest penalty. An investigation by the EC found that betw ...
- Research articles 2003-10-06
- EC approves RAG's acquisition of Degussa. (News: Europe).
- RAG'S PROPOSED takeover of Degussa has been approved by the European Commission EC provided Rutgers, RAG'S chemicals operation, divests a construction chemicals business. The green light from the EC means that the deal, under which RAG is a ...
- Research articles 2002-11-25
- Hear EC staff to ask duties on South Korean DRAMs - European Commission proposes Dynamic Random Access Memory antidumping provisions
- BRUSSELS--A European Commission EC staff proposal for provisional antidumping duties against South Korean DRAM suppliers reportedly will be submitted to the EC in the coming weeks following 18 months of investigations and hearings. If the EC Commission approves the proposal, antidumping duties could be applied to Korean DRAMs as...
- Research articles 1992-08-31
- EC TO PROVIDE JORDAN WITH 67MLN EUROS AID PACKAGE
- According to "Jordan Times", the European Commission EC will provide Jordan with an assistance package of 67 million euros (JD60 million) under the MEDA Financial Instrument for 2006, according to an EC statement. Head of Delegation of the EurAccording to "Jordan Times", the European Commission EC will provide Jordan with...
- Research articles 2006-08-02
- EC, VIETNAM PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
- According to "VoV", a European Commission EC-Vietnam Working Group on Cooperation met in Hanoi to discuss cooperation activities and initiatives in the framework of the EC's National Indicative Program NIP for Vietnam during the 2002-04 periAccording to "VoV", a European Commission EC-Vietnam Working Group on Cooperation met in Hanoi to...
- Research articles 2005-01-18
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