European Commission

EU publishes details over Apple’s Irish tax breaks case

30/09/2014(0)

European Union antitrust officials published Tuesday details about a decision to open an in-depth investigation into Apple’s tax deals with Ireland that it alleges fall short of international standards. ... Read More

KPMG says EU bank reforms should be shelved

21/08/2014(0)

Audit firm KPMG has written to Europe’s largest lenders saying a European Commission plan to separate banks’ consumer and investment-banking arms should be shelved, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. ... Read More

Bulgarian Government Urged to Solve Banking Crisis

05/08/2014(0)

Bulgaria is dealing with its worst banking crisis since the 1990’s as the European Union and international investors have issued warnings about the fate of one of the country’s ... Read More

Statement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF on the Fifth Review Mission to Cyprus

25/07/2014(0)

Staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Nicosia during July14-25, 2014 for the fifth review of Cyprus’s economic ... Read More

EU regulators to decide on Oracle, Micros deal by Aug. 29

25/07/2014(0)

European Union antitrust regulators will decide by Aug. 29 whether to clear world No. 2 software maker Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.N) $5.3 billion bid for Micros Systems (MCRS.O), the European ... Read More

EU’s Juncker says countries should get incentives to reform, warns on U.S. trade pact

15/07/2014(0)

Euro zone countries should get financial incentives if they make ambitious economic reforms, the designated candidate to become the president of the European Commission said on Tuesday. Speaking to ... Read More

Improvements to EU Merger Control Rules in the Offing?

10/07/2014(0)

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on proposals to improve merger control at EU level outlined in a White Paper. The reform of the Merger Regulation in ... Read More

EU approves conditional Telefonica deal

02/07/2014(0)

Telefonica SA (TEF) won European Union approval to merge its German unit with Royal KPN (KPN) NV’s E-Plus after it pledged to bolster smaller rivals and divest spectrum, the ... Read More