Tag: European Commission
EU Commission To Extend Nvidia’s $54B Merger Probe
Nvidia’s US$54 billion bid to takeover British chip designer Arm is reportedly facing more hurdles than expected as the EU Commission extends its antitrust...
EC Invites Comments On Proposal Of Aid Measures Promoting The Green...
The European Commission is inviting Member States and all other interested parties to comment on certain proposed amendments to the General Block Exemption Regulation...
An Economist’s Perspective on the EU Competition Judicial Review Process
By Jorge Padilla1
INTRODUCTION
There seems to be a growing consensus that competition authorities around the world have been too lenient and that the resulting Type...
EU Tops Court Upholds Crackdown on Belgian Tax Cuts
Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust chief, got a belated boost in her bid to force Belgium to claw back about €800 million (US$942...
EC Approves Germany’s Deutsche Bahn Bailout
The European Commission announced that Berlin's allocation of approximately €550 million (US$644 million) to compensate Deutsche Bahn (German Railway) for damages suffered by its...
EC OKs Italian Scheme To Compensate Ski Lift Operators During COVID-19
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €430 million (US$508.96 million) Italian measure to compensate ski lift operators for the...
EU Commission OKs Italy’s Airport Support Scheme
The European Commission on Monday approved Italy’s €800 million (US$944.4 million) State aid scheme to compensate airports and ground-handling operators following the impact of the COVID-19...
EU Stops Probe Into Cargotec, Konecranes Merger
EU antitrust regulators have suspended their investigation into the merger of Finnish engineering firm Konecranes and cargo handling machinery maker Cargotec, a European Commission...
Brussels OKs €1B Recovery Fund For Covid-Hit Spain
On Monday, July 19, the European Commission approved Spain’s proposal to set up a €1 billion (US$1.17 billion) recapitalization fund to help the recovery...
The European Commission Expert Group’s Take on Standard-Essential Patents: A Short...
By Igor Nikolic & Niccolò Galli (European University Institute)
European policymakers are seeking to improve the legal certainty, reliability and transparency of the standard-essential patent...
