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21 Dec 2011
OPINION: The European Union was founded as a trading bloc and it is no surprise that the European Commission is annoyed that online commerce has not led to a massive upsurge in online sales.
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07 Dec 2011
The European Commission is investigating whether Apple helped five international publishers agree anti-competitive measues affecting the sale of electronic books (e-books) within the European Economic Area (EEA).
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06 Dec 2011
Six insurance companies and two IT software and service providers have agreed to change the way price information for motor insurance is shared following concerns that previous practices were violating competition laws.
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02 Dec 2011
The UK's 'big four' accountancy firms could be forced to separate their auditing services from their consultancy work under proposals unveiled by the European Commission.
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24 Nov 2011
The European Commission has approved a major takeover in the hard drive disk (HDD) sector following undertakings from the buyer.
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22 Nov 2011
UK Government departments and public sector organisations should discuss contract procurement opportunities with suppliers before opening up formal bidding for work, the UK's Cabinet Office Minister has said.
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10 Nov 2011
National competition authorities (NCAs) will use European Commission-brokered guidelines to help decide whether to get involved in merger deals that affect business in more than one country, according to the European Commission.
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03 Nov 2011
Commercial broadcasters will not be able to "unduly discriminate" between advertisers when setting the fees they charge for carrying commercials under proposed new rules set out by the UK's media regulator.
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01 Nov 2011
Regulators in the US and Europe are currently investigating whether banks set artificial rates during the 2008 financial crisis, according to press reports. The investigations relate to both the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and its Euro equivalent,...
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31 Oct 2011
Companies that act anti-competitively should face greater maximum fines, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.
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