Amazon wins $303m court fight in blow to EU tax crusade Amazon has won its fight against an EU order to pay about €250m in back taxes to Luxembourg in another blow to competition chief Margrethe ... Business • 12 May
EU's Vestager warns Apple to treat all apps 'equally' Europe's competition chief Margrethe Vestager has warned Apple to give equal treatment to all apps on its platform amid the iPhone maker's privacy changes that ... Business • 09 Feb
EU opens price-fixing probe against Mondelez The EU's powerful competition authorities have opened an in-depth probe into allegations of price-fixing by Mondelez, the global confectioner of major snack brands, including Toblerone, ... Business • 28 Jan
Group of 165 Google critics call for swift EU action A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU competition enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the US tech ... Business • 12 Nov 20
All firms must pay fair share of tax - Vestager The European Commissioner responsible for competition has said it is very important to make sure all businesses pay their fair share of tax, so the ... Business • 02 Oct 20
EU Commission to appeal Apple tax judgment The European Commission is to appeal the Apple case, according to a statement issued by Margrethe Vestager, an executive vice-president of the Commission. Business • 25 Sep 20
Vestager denies making Lufthansa bailout more difficult EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager denied today that she was putting hurdles in the way of Lufthansa's €9 billion government rescue. Business • 29 May 20
Commission approves Government's €200m scheme for firms The European Commission has given the green light to the Government's €200m scheme to support firms through the Covid-19 outbreak. Business • 31 Mar 20
Proposals to relax state aid rules published by EU Companies hit by the coronavirus will be allowed to receive state grants up to €500,000 or subsidised state guarantees on bank loans as part of ... Business • 17 Mar 20
EU orders emergency competition moves against Broadcom US chipmaker Broadcom has been ordered to halt exclusivity deals with six TV and modem makers for up to three years while EU competition enforcers ... Business • 16 Oct 19
EU competition chief Vestager gains power in Commission European competition chief Margrethe Vestager, whose tough line with US tech giants has enraged Washington, today won a strengthened role in the incoming EU Commission. Business • 10 Sep 19
EU fines five major banks for currency collusion The European Commission has today fined Barclays, Citigroup, JP Morgan, Japan's MUFG and Royal Bank of Scotland a combined €1.07 billion for rigging the multi-trillion ... Business • 16 May 19
EU opens competition probe into Insurance Ireland The European Commission has opened a formal competition investigation into Insurance Ireland to see if it prevented access to its data pool which may have ... Business • 14 May 19
EU accepts Visa and Mastercard fees offer to end probe The European Union has accepted an offer by Visa and Mastercard to cut fees on payments made by tourists using cards issued outside the bloc ... Business • 29 Apr 19
EU fines Google €1.49 billion for blocking ad rivals European Union competition regulators have today handed down a €1.49 billion fine to Alphabet's Google for blocking rival online search advertisers. Business • 20 Mar 19
EU derails Siemens-Alstom train merger The EU's powerful Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has vetoed the merger of the Siemens-Alstom rail businesses, in defiance of France and Germany. European Union • 06 Feb 19
EU will have to find solutions to hard Brexit: Vestager The EU's Competition Commissioner has said if new problems arise in the event of a hard Brexit, the EU collectively will have to find common ... Business • 25 Jan 19
EU may probe Apple Pay if there are formal complaints EU regulators looked into Apple's mobile payment service and found it was not market dominant but they could review it again if they receive formal ... Business • 10 Dec 18
EU says McDonald's, Luxembourg tax deal not illegal McDonald's tax deal with Luxembourg did not breach EU state aid rules, EU competition regulators ruled today. Business • 19 Sep 18
EU clears NAMA in state aid investigation The European Commission has cleared the National Asset Management Agency in an investigation into whether it benefited from illegal state and had given unfair advantages ... Business • 25 Jan 18
EU hits Qualcomm with €1 billion fine for Apple deal EU competition regulators today slapped a €997m fine on US chipmaker Qualcomm for paying Apple so that the iPhone maker only used its chips, blocking ... Business • 24 Jan 18
Commission would welcome Irish bank whistleblowers Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has urged anyone with any information on potential breaches of competition law related to the tracker mortgage issue to come forward. Business • 21 Nov 17
Apple, government near deal on managing state aid funds Bloomberg News has reported Ireland and Apple are close to a deal to protect the government from any losses that could occur while it holds ... Business • 11 Aug 17
Gazprom executive to meet EU competition chief Gazprom's deputy chief executive will meet EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager today. Business • 29 May 17
EU accepts Amazon e-book commitments to settle case The European Commission said today it had accepted commitments by US online retailer Amazon to alter its e-book contracts with publishers to end an EU ... Business • 04 May 17
