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- Cellulosic fibers & textiles: Progressing selection and concentration
- Special Feature Against the continuing expansion of the production capacity for synthetic fiber, mainly polyester fiber, cellulosic fiber production capacity remains at nearly the same level on the whole. Nevertheless, a selection of firms and a concentration of production are actually in progress through withdrawals on the...
- Research articles 2001-11-01
- EC grants Oracle extra week for USD7.4bn merger
- The European Commission EC is granting Oracle a one-week extension to its deadline for the approval of its proposed USD7.4bn merger with Sun Microsystems. The deadline is now January 27. Oracle requested the extension because of the disruption caused by Thanksgiving to business schedules. ...
- Articles 2009-11-22
- EU clears IBM acquisition of Ilog
- IBM is set to acquire France-based software company Ilog after European regulators approved the deal earlier this week. IBM first made a EUR215m (USD340m) - or EUR10 (USD12.7) per share - offer for Ilog in July, hoping to combine Ilog's...
- Articles 2008-11-14
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- EU competition watchdog bites Apple over iTunes prices
- BRUSSELS AFP — After launching action against Microsoft and Intel, the European Union's competition watchdog has taken aim at another US computer giant, Apple, over the price of songs on its online music store. The watchdog, the European Commission, alleges that Apple has broken EU competition laws by charging...
- Research articles 2007-04-03
- Microsoft Investors Finally Get a Good Deal from EU Regulators
- Dennis Byron submits: In reading about the almost Microsoft MSFT agreement with the European Union (EU) announced October 7, I feel Microsoft investors have finally gotten a good deal from the EU regulators. The mounting opposition to the deal is my proof-point. Just as the Opera (OPESF.PK)...
- External links 2009-10-09
- EU Objections to Oracle / Sun: Distortion of Market Dynamics Is Bad for Everyone
- Dennis Byron submits: In a November 16 blog post, despite the cursory view of some analysts who say withdrawing from the European Union (EU) enterprise-software market is not feasible for Oracle ORCL, I wrote that Oracle's withdrawal was not only feasible but something Oracle’s board is really...
- External links 2009-11-20
- CHANNEL TUNNEL: FREIGHT AGREEMENTS MAY DUCK UNDER EU COMPETITION RULES
- Summary: Freight operators through the Channel Tunnel may be allowed to breach normal EU competition rules at the same time as they forge a new link between Britain and continental Europe. In view of the special nature of the link, the European Commission is prepared to accept...
- Research articles 1994-05-28
- EU Says Oracle Falls Short on Sun Deal
- By Foo Yun Chee and Bate Felix BRUSSELS (Reuters UK) - The European Union told Oracle ORCL on Wednesday that it has failed to produce hard evidence to placate concerns that its purchase of Sun Microsystems JAVA would hurt competition. The comments by EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes suggested that...
- News items 2009-10-21
- EU ends four-year probe into Qualcomm
- Europe's top competition regulator has ended a four-year inquiry into patent royalty rates charged by Qualcomm after the remaining companies that had brought a complaint against the US mobile chipmaker withdrew. European Commission officials said yesterday that they had "committed time and resources to the investigation in order to assess...
- News items 2009-11-24
- Microsoft nearer to EU deal
- Microsoft yesterday scored an important breakthrough in its long-running battle with European regulators, paving the way for an end to a highly charged dispute that has hung over the US software company for much of this decade in one of its most important markets. The EU's antitrust watchdog said that...
- News items 2009-10-07
- EU objects to Sun-Oracle deal
- European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Oracle Corp.'s $7.4 billion US takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing concerns that the takeover could hurt competition in the database market. The European Commission sent a statement of objections to Sun on Monday. At the heart of the issue is Sun's MySQL...
- News items 2009-11-10
- Breaking News: EU to rule on Magna's Opel buyout
- The European Commission has given itself until November 27 to rule on whether Magna's purchase of General Motors' European arm Opel poses competition concerns. The European Commission has given itself until November 27 to rule on whether Magna's purchase of General Motors' European arm Opel poses competition concerns, it said...
- News items 2009-10-26
- EU Approves Lloyds Restructuring Plan
- BRUSSELS (Reuters UK) - Plans by three major European banks to sell chunks of their operations in return for state aid were approved by EU authorities on Wednesday, marking the latest regulatory-enforced financial break-ups.In reviewing a raft of bank bailouts across the 27 European Union member states, the European Commission...
- News items 2009-11-18
- Sanofi and Teva raided in EU antitrust probe
- Sanofi-Aventis, the Paris-based pharmaceutical group, and Israel's Teva, the world's largest generic drugs producer, have been raided by European competition officials in a fresh probe into suspected antitrust breaches believed to have occurred in France. The European Commission said "surprise inspections" had begun on Tuesday at the premises of a...
- News items 2009-10-06
- Citizen Group Slams EU Commission for Penalizing Microsoft; Calls Ruling an Unfair 'Value-Added Tax' on U.S. Company's Product
- "Today's ruling by the comically-misnamed 'European Competition Commission' could actually have tragic economic consequences for taxpayers and consumers around the world," said NTU President John Berthoud. "The EU panel's bizarre attempt to"Today's ruling by the comically-misnamed 'European Competition Commission' could actually have tragic economic consequences for taxpayers and consumers around...
- Research articles 2004-03-24
- EU to reconsider Sony-BMG music merger after court defeat
- BRUSSELS AFP — The European Union's second-highest court has thrown out a European Commission approval of the mega music merger that created Sony BMG, forcing EU competition regulators to reconsider the deal. The EU's Court of First Instance said that EU regulators' examination of the deal for competition risks...
- Research articles 2006-07-13
- EU Set to Decide on State Aid to Lloyds
- By Foo Yun CheeBRUSSELS (Reuters UK) - Plans by British lender Lloyds Banking Group Plc LLOY to sell parts of its operations in return for billions of pounds in state aid are to be cleared by EU regulators on Wednesday, a person familiar with the situation said.The European Commission is...
- News items 2009-11-17
- EU Commission proposes fine of almost 500 million euros on Microsoft
- BRUSSELS AFP ? The European Union's Competition Commissioner Mario Monti is proposing a record fine of 497 million euros (613 million dollars) on US software giant Microsoft in connection with an expected ruling that the company abused its dominant market position, sources close to the case said. The proposal...
- Research articles 2004-03-22
- EU set to approve bailout of British Energy: source
- BRUSSELS AFP ? The European Commission is set to approve a multi-billion pound bailout of the nuclear group British Energy, after securing guarantees it will not breach EU competition rules, an EU source said. EU Competition Commissioner Mario Monti is satisfied that subsidies foreseen under the five billion pound...
- Research articles 2004-09-02
- Commission expects to rule out Visa fee.(Brief Article)
- The European Commission has announced it expects to rule that Visa International's interchange fee - paid by the bank of a retailer to the bank of a cardholder for each transaction - is "unacceptable" under EU competition law. The European Commission has announced it...
- Research articles 2000-12-01
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