EU probes Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law BRUSSELS: The EU on Monday hit Apple, Google parent Alphabet and Meta with the first ever probes under a mammoth... Published 26 Mar, 2024 04:20am
Technology TikTok CEO to meet EU antitrust chief Vestager on Tuesday BRUSSELS: TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew will meet the European Union’s antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager in... Published 06 Jan, 2023 07:19pm
Technology EU will not appeal court ruling against $991m Qualcomm fine BRUSSELS: EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine... Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am
Technology Google hit with antitrust complaint by Danish job search rival BRUSSELS: Google was hit with an antitrust complaint on Monday after Danish online job-search rival Jobindex took ... Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am
Print EU blocks mega-merger of South Korean shipbuilders BRUSSELS: The EU on Thursday blocked the merger of two South Korean ship-making giants over concerns the deal would... Published 14 Jan, 2022 06:20am
World Apple to face EU antitrust charge over NFC chip The European Commission has since narrowed its focus to just the NFC chip, which can only be accessed by Apple Pay Published 06 Oct, 2021 07:59pm
World Facebook outage shows need for more players, EU's Vestager says BRUSSELS: Facebook's six-hour outage the previous day shows the repercussions of relying on just a few big players... Updated 05 Oct, 2021 08:04pm
Technology EU to impose universal phone charger, in blow to Apple BRUSSELS: The European Union announced on Thursday that it will impose a universal charger for smartphones, setting... Published 24 Sep, 2021 04:40am
Business & Finance EU slaps VW, BMW with 875m euro antitrust fine BRUSSELS: The EU's antitrust authority on Thursday fined German auto giants Volkswagen and BMW 875 million euros for... Published 09 Jul, 2021 04:25am
Print EU’s planned digital levy to cover hundreds of firms BRUSSELS: A digital levy to be proposed by the European Commission in the coming weeks to fund its recovery from the... Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am
Print Google faces antitrust probe BRUSSELS: The EU launched a wide-ranging antitrust probe against Google Tuesday over concerns that it is forcing out... Published 23 Jun, 2021 04:26am
Technology EU launches digital identity wallet BRUSSELS: The European Commission announced plans for a digital identity wallet to allow Europeans to access public... Published 07 Jun, 2021 03:34am
World Germany, France want to curb ‘killer’ Big Tech deals BRUSSELS: The EU’s biggest economies Germany and France as well as the Netherlands want the bloc to secure beefier... Published 28 May, 2021 04:08am
Business & Finance EU fines banks 371m euros over bond trading cartel BRUSSELS: The European Commission fined top banks including UBS and Unicredit a total of 371 million euros ($452... Updated 21 May, 2021 09:43am
Print Amazon wins EU court appeal LUXEMBOURG: Amazon scored a major legal victory on Wednesday when an EU court annulled an order from the bloc's... Published 13 May, 2021 03:10am
World EU court to decide on Amazon tax appeal The French energy giant Engie will also learn the fate of its fight against a similar EU order to repay Luxembourg 120 million euros in taxes. Updated 12 May, 2021 11:57am
Print EU puts up guard to Chinese firms, cools on trade deal BRUSSELS: The European Union took steps on Wednesday to guard against economic competition from China that it deems... Published 06 May, 2021 03:49am
Technology EU unveils AI rules to tackle Big Brother fears BRUSSELS: The EU unveiled a plan Wednesday to regulate the sprawling field of artificial intelligence, aimed at... Updated 22 Apr, 2021 09:50am
World EU launches legal action against UK over Gibraltar tax BRUSSELS: Brussels launched legal action Friday to force Britain to recover 100 million euros in tax exemptions for... Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am
World EU relaxes state aid rules BRUSSELS: The EU on Thursday extended until the end of this year the easing of European state aid rules and gave... Published 29 Jan, 2021 04:55am