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.

Source: ec.europa.eu

Google Under Fire For Allegedly Promoting Own Travel Service Over Others

Google Under Fire For Allegedly Promoting Own Travel Service Over Others
Google Under Fire For Allegedly Promoting Own Travel Service Over Others
February 10, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

More than 30 competitors in the travel holiday rental industry are accusing Google of promoting its own services over theirs, and one of them has...

READ MORE >
Premium Labels Ask EU To Crack Down On Big Tech
Premium Labels Ask EU To Crack Down On Big Tech
January 28, 2020  |  Europe

European luxury brands are asking EU regulators to be harder on online tech giants like Amazon and Alibaba regarding fakes and privacy, Reuters reported on...

READ MORE >
EU Finance Ministers Say Libra, Other Stablecoins Are Too Risky
EU Finance Ministers Say Libra, Other Stablecoins Are Too Risky
December 05, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

EU finance ministers came to an agreement on Thursday (Dec. 5) that digital currencies like Facebook’s Libra have no place in the European Union unless...

READ MORE >
Google Data Practices Under EU Antitrust Scrutiny
Google Data Practices Under EU Antitrust Scrutiny
December 01, 2019  |  Google

EU antitrust regulators are probing Google to see how the search giant uses and monetizes the data it collects on users, Reuters reported on Saturday...

READ MORE >
EU: Apple Pay May Be Stifling Payments Competition
EU: Apple Pay May Be Stifling Payments Competition
November 07, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said numerous grievances have been filed with the European Commission concerning Apple Pay and its negative effect on competition in...

READ MORE >
EU Digs Into Apple Pay Antitrust Probe
EU Digs Into Apple Pay Antitrust Probe
October 30, 2019  |  Apple Pay

The EU is looking even further into possible antitrust violations regarding Apple, with regulators trying to find out if online sales companies were ordered to...

READ MORE >
EU Watchdog Probes Apple Pay Over Anticompetitive Conduct
EU Watchdog Probes Apple Pay Over Anticompetitive Conduct
October 16, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Apple payment platform, Apple Pay, is again being investigated by the European Commission again, MLex reported on Wednesday (Oct. 16).  Get the Full Story...

READ MORE >
Google’s EU Antitrust Appeal Hearings Scheduled For Feb.
Google’s EU Antitrust Appeal Hearings Scheduled For Feb.
October 14, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Google’s appeal against a $2.64 billion fine for antitrust practices in the EU will be heard by a court over a three-day period in February....

READ MORE >