TeliaSonera and Telenor fail on Danish merger deal Telecom operators TeliaSonera and Telenor have dropped plans to merge their Danish businesses, saying that they could not agree terms with Europe's new competition commissioner. Business • 11 Sep 15
Irish Cement raided in competition probe Irish Cement has confirmed that the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission carried out an inspection on May 14 at the company's plant in Platin, Co … Business • 18 May 15
EU charges Google with market abuse The European Union has accused Google of cheating competitors by distorting internet search results in favour of its Google Shopping service. Business • 15 Apr 15
Cork man wins competition for iPhone photo A photograph taken by a Cork man on his iPhone has won an international competition for images taken and edited with mobile devices. News • 11 Apr 15
EU may conclude Google probe soon - report European competition regulators are set to announce later this month a decision that could result in charges against US Internet giant Google over its grip … Business • 02 Apr 15
Google's Schmidt meets EU competition chief Google chief Eric Schmidt has had a first meeting with the EU's new competition regulator to discuss a long-running probe into the company which could … Business • 03 Mar 15
EU launches probe into €12.4bn GE-Alstom deal EU regulators have launched a probe into US group General Electric's planned €12.4bn acquisition of French rival Alstom's energy business. Business • 23 Feb 15
Daimler sets aside €600m over EU competition probe German auto giant Daimler, which makes Mercedes-Benz vehicles, said it was setting aside an additional €600m to cover a potential European Union competition fine. Business • 18 Dec 14
EU probe into Amazon tax dealings in Luxembourg European Union competition regulators have opened a probe into Amazon's tax arrangements with Luxembourg on the grounds that the deals may amount to illegal state … Business • 07 Oct 14
Google facing charges unless it betters settlement Google will face formal charges if it fails to improve its proposals to the European Union to resolve competition complaints over its search engine, EU … Business • 23 Sep 14
EU puts new squeeze on Google in probe Google must come up with "new solutions" to meet complaints from competitors about its proposed competition settlement with Brussels, EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia has … Business • 09 Sep 14
EU fines three firms €138m for forming chip cartel The European Union has fined Infineon, Philips and Samsung €138m for forming a smartcard chip cartel in Europe in its latest competition case against technology … Business • 03 Sep 14
Microsoft's Nadella to visit China next month Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella is set to visit China in late September, a source familiar with the matter has said, as the Chinese government … Business • 28 Aug 14
China critical of Microsoft in competition probe Microsoft’s internet browser and media player are being targeted in a Chinese competition probe, raising the prospect of China revisiting the software bundling issue at … Business • 26 Aug 14
Chinese, Korean officials meet in Qualcomm probe Chinese competition officials have met with their South Korean counterparts to discuss violations by US chipmaker Qualcomm, sources said, as Beijing reaches out to regulators … Business • 21 Aug 14
Chinese authorities say Qualcomm has monopoly China's competition regulator has confirmed that Qualcomm, one of the world's biggest mobile chipmakers, has a monopoly, the state-run Securities Times newspaper has reported, as … Business • 24 Jul 14
Apple agrees deal in e-book price fixing case Apple has reached an out-of-court settlement with a group of US states who had accused it of conspiring with publishers to fix the prices of … Business • 17 Jun 14
Intel loses challenge against €1 billion EU fine Intel today lost its challenge against a record €1.06 billion fine handed down by EU competition regulators five years ago for blocking rival Advanced Micro … Business • 12 Jun 14
CRH threatened with €98m fine by Swiss authorities Building materials company CRH faces a €98m fine from Swiss competition authorities as part of a pending investigation into the country’s bathroom fixtures industry. Business • 30 May 14
New competition rules published today The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard has today published a new bill today to reform the areas of competition and consumer protection. Business • 31 Mar 14
UK to probe energy firms over price fixing signs UK regulators have referred the country's energy supply sector for a full competition investigation. Business • 27 Mar 14
Ryanair's competition appeal dismissed Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal has dismissed Ryanair's appeal against a ruling which orders it to sell most of its holding in Aer Lingus. Business • 08 Mar 14
Almunia looking into corporate tax loopholes European Union regulators are examining corporate tax loopholes across Europe that allow companies to cut their tax bills, to see if they are anti-competitive. Business • 11 Feb 14
Philips & Samsung among firms in EU raid Philips and Samsung Electronics said they were among the companies visited by EU officers this week on suspicion of breaking competition rules. Business • 06 Dec 13
US government challenges proposed airline merger The US government has challenged the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways to create the world's largest airline. Business • 14 Aug 13
