http://www.eubusiness.com <p><strong>Latest business news about the Competition policy of the European Union.</strong></p><p><img src="../mergers.jpg" class="image-right" alt="competition" height="127" width="128" hspace="10" vspace="5" />The EU's Competition Policy is about applying rules to make sure that companies compete with each other and innovate and offer good prices to consumers. The European Commission is responsible for Europe as a whole. It keeps an eye on companies to make sure they don't club together to share the market between them or don't act in a way to exclude would-be competitors. If they step out of line then it can impose considerable fines on them which can be up to 10% of their turnover.</p><p><strong>FACT SHEETS</strong></p> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <thead> <tr> <th>Policy Areas</th> <th>Sectoral Competition</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="../antitrust">Antitrust</a></td> <td><a href="../consumer">Consumer goods</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../mergers">Mergers in the EU</a></td> <td><a href="../pharma">Pharmaceuticals</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../cartels">Cartels in the EU</a></td> <td><a href="../agri">Agriculture</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../liberalisation">Liberalisation</a></td> <td><a href="../motor">Motor Vehicles</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="../state-aid">State Aid</a></td> <td><a href="../energy">Energy</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> <p><a href="../contacts"><strong>EC Competition Contacts</strong></a></p> <hr /> <h2>LATEST NEWS</h2> daily 1 2007-01-02T13:25:17Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/wto-trade-dispute.3nx A forthcoming WTO ruling on a US complaint against EU subsidies to Airbus is likely to have a broader impact on aerospace markets, a lawyer acting for Airbus' US rival Boeing predicts. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Airbus Boeing EU Law - competition US trade aerospace Headline1 dispute EADS WTO 2010-03-17T16:42:00Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/energy-company-edf.3nm European competition regulators dropped anti-trust charges against Electricite de France (EDF) after the French company pledged to ease its contract rules for corporate clients. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. EDF company competition France Headline2 energy 2010-03-17T16:40:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/competition/insurance-scheme-slovenia The European Commission has authorised, under EU state aid rules, a measure adopted by Slovenia to limit the adverse impact of the current financial crisis on export firms. No publisher inadim Slovenia EU Law - competition State aid insurance 2010-03-16T23:29:04Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/eulaw/telecoms.02 The European Court of Justice has ruled against Poland's largest phone company, Telekomunikacja Polska SA, in a challenge to Polish national legislation that blocks service providers from binding customers to combined sales contracts. No publisher leogasteen EU Law - competition 2010-03-16T09:33:42Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/competition-airline.3jf European competition enforcers on Wednesday indicated that a probe into a transatlantic tie-up between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia may be about to close. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Iberia BA company competition airline Headline1 AmericanAirlines EU Law - competition 2010-03-15T17:50:12Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/topics/competition/ec-policy A resolution adopted by the EP today, 9 March, highlights the need to assess the effectiveness of Member States' state-aid activities during the crisis, scale back the protectionist reflexes that it triggered and update EU competition rules, inter alia by revisiting the "fines only" policy. The EP lists on-line advertising, and the telecoms, pharmaceuticals and dairy sectors as areas needing further action. No publisher inadim State aid SMEs Competition European Parliament 2010-03-11T22:50:06Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/vietnam-china-trade.3h8 Europe's General Court ruled on Thursday that a decision to impose anti-dumping measures on shoes from China and Vietnam was sound. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. shoes EU Law dumping trade Vietnam China Headline1 WTO dispute 2010-03-04T17:01:53Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/internet-microsoft.3fe Millions of Internet users in Europe can now access Microsoft rivals' web browsers through its dominant Windows system, the EU Commission said Tuesday, welcoming the move as a boon to consumers. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. software Microsoft competition Internet 2010-03-02T14:50:10Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/britain-telecom.3et EU competition authorities on Monday approved a giant merger between France Telecom's Orange UK and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile UK to create Britain's largest mobile phone operator. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. merger company competition telecom Britain Headline2 2010-03-02T12:19:58Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/germany-france.2v6 European competition regulators said Wednesday they would consider a complaint from a German press agency against AFP, accused of benefiting from illegal French state aid. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. media Germany competition France 2010-02-24T22:12:11Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/us-internet-google.2uh European regulators said on Wednesday that they are investigating complaints filed by three web companies that contend the US Internet giant Google is not playing fair. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Google competition US Internet Headline1 2010-02-24T12:21:23Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/us-internet-google.2ug Google on Tuesday said that the European Commission is looking into complaints filed by three companies that contend the US Internet giant is not playing fair. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Google competition US Internet 2010-02-24T09:35:45Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/us-competition-it.2ry US and European regulators have cleared the way for Microsoft and Yahoo! to blaze on with a planned tie-up aimed at taking on Internet search king Google. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. US competition IT company venture Microsoft Yahoo 2010-02-19T01:37:12Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/us-competition-it.2rw Microsoft and Yahoo! say US and European regulators have cleared the way for them to blaze on with a planned tie-up aimed at taking on Internet search king Google. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. company Yahoo US IT competition venture Headline2 Microsoft 2010-02-19T10:29:56Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/us-competition-it.2ro Microsoft and Yahoo! said Thursday their tie-up plan in the Internet search and advertising business had cleared US and European Union antitrust hurdles. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. US competition IT company venture Microsoft Yahoo 2010-02-18T16:32:02Z News Item