An EU court overturned the European Commission's approval of the merger between the music units of Sony and Bertelsmann AG on Thursday, forcing the companies to request clearance for the deal again. Complete Story
An EU court overturned the European Commission's approval of the merger between the music units of Sony and Bertelsmann AG on Thursday, forcing the companies to request clearance for the deal again.
At its core, the $357 million fine levied against Microsoft Corp. comes down to one simple contention: Microsoft's software for computer servers works faster and more efficiently with its ubiquitous Windows operating system than do rivals' offerings.
The European Union's head office on Wednesday proposed legislating controls on the cost of using a mobile phone abroad, saying network operators make "excessive" profits on roaming calls and have ignored appeals to moderate prices.
The European Union levied a second massive fine — $357 million — on Microsoft and threatened greater penalties in the future unless the world's largest software company obeys a 2004 antitrust order to share technical details of its Windows operating system with rivals.
The EU fined Microsoft Corp. $357 million on Wednesday and threatened more penalties, saying the company failed to obey a 2004 antitrust order to share technical information that would allow rivals' software to communicate better with Windows.
The 12 economies that use the euro are expanding faster than previous forecasts, but not all are taking heed of the EU's warning of making hay while the sun shines, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Monday.
The European Union's battle against Microsoft Corp. is heating up as regulators prepare to fine the company for flouting a 2004 antitrust ruling that said it deliberately tried to cripple rivals.
European Union experts warned Thursday sunbeds and tanning lamps may increase the risk of skin cancer, and advised against their use by children and other people at high risk.
The shift is subtle but unmistakable. European governments — long accused of being pro-Arab — have toned down criticism of Israel, left in shock by the rise to power of Islamic Hamas which they consider a terrorist outfit.
The European Commission will levy more fines against software maker Microsoft Corp. because it has not complied with an EU antitrust order to share information with rivals, Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said Thursday.
Bluefin tuna risk being fished to extinction in the North East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea, a conservation group warned Wednesday, appealing for an immediate ban on catches of the highly prized fish.
Euronext NV's exchanges should continue to operate under EU financial rules if a takeover bid from the owner of the New York Stock Exchange Group Inc. succeeds, the European Union's financial services chief said Wednesday.
The EU should not regulate hedge funds more strictly but should set a minimum threshold for joining to prevent small-scale investors from dabbling in the high-risk investments, a group of advisers told the European Commission on Tuesday.
EU regulators on Tuesday cleared Canadian company Inco Ltd.'s $15 billion purchase of Falconbridge Ltd., a deal that would create the world's largest nickel producer, but joined U.S. regulators in ordering Falconbridge to sell off a Norwegian nickel refinery.
The lead European investigator looking into allegations that Poland and Romania hosted secret CIA prisons said Monday that neither government has responded to calls for their own inquiries into the matter.
In a major step toward new penalties against Microsoft Corp., Europe's antitrust regulators voted unanimously Monday in favor of fining the world's largest software company for flouting a 2004 ruling, two people close to the case said.
European food and drink companies said Monday they would introduce voluntary guidelines to show shoppers how much fat, fiber and sugar are packed into the food they buy as part of an EU push against a feared obesity epidemic.
Energy company BP PLC said Monday that oil and gas output fell for the fourth straight quarter and that its refinery explosion in Texas will cost it $500 million more than it had anticipated.
The European Commission has charged MasterCard Inc. with fixing the fees retailers must pay for accepting MasterCard and Maestro branded cards, saying this limits competition between banks who use the service.
The U.S. and Irish makers of Tysabri, a highly touted drug used to suppress the effects of multiple sclerosis, said Thursday that European Union authorities have cleared the way for the drug's sale throughout the 25-nation bloc.
The European Commission unveiled plans Thursday that would force telecommunications providers to share broadband infrastructure with rivals and unify regulations in the sector.
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian special services to try to find and eliminate the killers of four Russian hostages in Iraq, news agencies reported Wednesday.
The European Union's top justice official said Tuesday that suspected terrorists had been transferred to U.S. intelligence agents on European territory, but he added that it was not known whether these actions were illegal.
The European Union's top justice official said Tuesday that suspected terrorists had been transferred to U.S. intelligence agents on European territory.