European Commission

The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.

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EU Says Single Digital Market Good For US Tech Firms
EU Says Single Digital Market Good For US Tech Firms
May 29, 2015  |  Europe

In an attempt to reassure the Silicon Valley, the Commissioner in charge of the EU’s digital economy, Andrus Ansip, claimed yesterday in an interview with...

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Europe’s Answer To Silicon Valley
Europe’s Answer To Silicon Valley
April 23, 2015  |  News

After decades of tech dominance in California’s Silicon Valley – particularly by firms like Google and Facebook – it seems Europe is ready to make...

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Uber To EU: We’re “Not A Transport Company”
Uber To EU: We’re “Not A Transport Company”
April 02, 2015  |  Europe

Uber filed a complaint against Spain with European Union regulators this week, charging that the country violated E.U. laws by banning some of Uber’s services,...

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Visa Europe: Save Us From Lower Interchange And Alt-Payments
Visa Europe: Save Us From Lower Interchange And Alt-Payments
November 26, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Visa Europe has launched a publicity campaign to derail payment-card reforms passed last year by the European Commission that include caps on interchange fees, rollbacks...

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Estonian National ID Cards Embrace Electronic Payment Capabilities
Estonian National ID Cards Embrace Electronic Payment Capabilities
October 14, 2014  |  Europe

The Baltic country Estonia — about the population of Dallas, Texas  — embraces a niche in the payment world with its use of national identity cards...

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PEPPOL: EU’s ‘Rising Star’ In Government eProcurement
PEPPOL: EU’s ‘Rising Star’ In Government eProcurement
September 16, 2014  |  B2B Payments

To get a glimpse of what the future of government procurement within the European Union will look like, one need look no further than PEPPOL...

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