Amazon will face a major investigation by EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager in the next few days, according to reports. The fact that an investigation is happening is not necessarily surprising, as Vestager had already started a preliminary probe into the eCommerce giant back in...
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at the EU on Wednesday (June 26) for its aggressive pursuit of U.S. tech companies and singled out EU antitrust commissioner Margrethe Vestager, saying she “hates America.” The Financial Times is reporting that the president said lawsuits against tech...
European Union officials are looking for feedback on Google’s attempts to shut down two antitrust investigations. Sources revealed to Bloomberg that Google started showing a box with links to rival websites in March in addition to the usual search results in response to the EU...
In the latest European Union sanction related to cross-border sales, Nike received a $14.14 million — or 12.5 million euro — fine. The European Commission claimed that the practices involved licensed merchandise from Manchester United, FC Barcelona and AS Roma, among other names, and took place...
September 05, 2019
EU regulators are investigating if Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency will harm competition. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the move was justified even though Libra hasn’t launched yet. “We can even look at new services even before they’re introduced. That’s what we’re doing right now, with Facebook’s plan for a new cryptocurrency, known as Libra, which […]
July 16, 2019
Amazon will face a major investigation by EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager in the next few days, according to reports. The fact that an investigation is happening is not necessarily...
June 27, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at the EU on Wednesday (June 26) for its aggressive pursuit of U.S. tech companies and singled out EU antitrust commissioner Margrethe Vestager, saying...
June 13, 2019
European Union officials are looking for feedback on Google’s attempts to shut down two antitrust investigations. Sources revealed to Bloomberg that Google started showing a box with links to rival...
