EU

The European Union is a political and economic union of 28 member states that are located primarily in Europe. Its members have a combined area of 4,475,757 km² and an estimated total population of about 513 million.

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German Gov’t Snaps Up Tech Firms To Prevent Foreign Acquisitions

German Gov’t Snaps Up Tech Firms To Prevent Foreign Acquisitions
German Gov’t Snaps Up Tech Firms To Prevent Foreign Acquisitions
December 01, 2019  |  Europe

Germany is planning to temporarily take stakes in high-tech companies in order to stop investors from non-EU countries from acquiring them. Get the Full Story...

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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...

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Germany Urges EU To Crack Down On Big Tech Platforms
Germany Urges EU To Crack Down On Big Tech Platforms
November 12, 2019  |  Regulation

Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier wrote a letter to European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager, and asked for tighter regulations on Big...

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Apple Pay Competition Practices Eyed By EU Regulators
Apple Pay Competition Practices Eyed By EU Regulators
November 11, 2019  |  Regulation

Big Tech has gotten, is getting and will get its share of regulatory scrutiny. For Apple, there seems to be an increasing interest in its...

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EU’s Public Version Of Libra Could Soon Make Headway
EU’s Public Version Of Libra Could Soon Make Headway
November 08, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

With the caveat that the project faced challenges and was for the long term, senior officials have noted that progress on the feasibility of a...

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EU’s Vestager Objects To Big Data Acquisitions After Google’s Fitbit Deal
EU’s Vestager Objects To Big Data Acquisitions After Google’s Fitbit Deal
November 07, 2019  |  Regulation

European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has concerns about Google’s recent acquisition of Fitbit, as well as continued competition issues over how the company lists...

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Italy Opposes German Proposal For EU Banking Union
Italy Opposes German Proposal For EU Banking Union
November 07, 2019  |  Banking

A German proposal for the EU’s banking union is being opposed by Italy, which said it would impact banks’ ability to compete, according to a...

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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...

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Why Barclaycard Says Consumers Are Key To SCA Success
Why Barclaycard Says Consumers Are Key To SCA Success
November 06, 2019  |  Regulation

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