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EU: Digital Chief vows tough stance on technology abuses

By  |  March 4, 2015

At the Mobile World Congress this week, Andrus Ansip, the digital chief at the European Commission, reaffirmed the region’s tough stance on anticompetitive practices, data protection and tax avoidance.

Top Silicon Valley tech companies, including Google and Apple, have faced regulatory challenges in Europe. They have been accused of taking advantage of their market dominance and using complicated tax arrangements to limit local taxes.

In an interview at the industry gathering here, Mr. Ansip noted that “it’s acceptable that some companies have dominant positions.” But Mr. Ansip, the former prime minister of Estonia, added that “if there are doubts that they are abusing their dominant position, of course, the European Commission will be there to intervene.” The Wall Street Journal reported.

 

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