Browsing: EU Law – competition

By Leo GasteenThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld a fine of EUR 12.6 million originally imposed by the Commission in 2003 for anti-competitive behaviour in the German internal…

The European Commission has concluded that a changed regime to support newspapers in Sweden is now in line under EU state aid rules.In particular, the method for calculating state support…

The European Commission has approved the annual funding mechanism for France Télévisions, which is deemed to comply with the European Union’s state aid rules.Under this mechanism, France Télévisions receives a…

The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of Millipore, a US-based life science group of companies by the German pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck.The Commission…

The European Commission cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the Privileg trademark and other rights by Whirlpool of the US.After examining the operation, the Commission concluded…

The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules the establishment of an occupational pension scheme in the UK, branded NEST, in the UK to ensure that all employees…