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ArticleEU investigating Belgian tax deals with 39 companies
The European Commission is investigating whether “excess profit” tax rulings granted by Belgium to 39 multinational companies gave them an unfair advantage over their competitors.
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Vestager keeps competition role in new Commission
Margrethe Vestager is staying put as Europe’s leader in the fight against anti-competitive practices, with a continued focus on Big Tech.
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European Commission still gunning for Big Tech
Coming on the heels of big enforcement actions against Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon, the European Commission is vowing to keep fighting against technology giants profiting at others’ expense.
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EU assessment: GDPR showing results, but ‘work needs to continue’
The EU’s tough new data rules are “bearing fruit,” but some member states have still not put GDPR into law, and only 20 percent of EU citizens seem aware of which public authority is responsible for protecting their personal information.
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New EC president willing to extend Brexit third time
New European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said she is willing to extend the Brexit deadline for a third time “should more time be required for a good reason.”
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Qualcomm fined $271M for predatory pricing
The European Commission has fined Qualcomm 242 million Euros (U.S. $271 million) for anti-competitive behavior in violation of EU antitrust rules. Qualcomm says it has done nothing wrong and will appeal the finding.
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EU investigating Amazon over antitrust concerns
The European Commission is investigating Amazon over concerns that the company’s use of data gathered from independent retailers that sell on its marketplace breaches EU competition rules.
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EDPS flags data protection issues on EU institutions’ Websites
Seven our of 10 major EU Websites have issues relating to data security and protection, according to an inspection by the European Data Protection Supervisor.
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Nordic and Baltic regulators join to combat money laundering
Regulators in eight Nordic and Baltic countries are developing a joint effort to exchange information with regard to fighting money laundering.
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European Commission fines five banks €1B over foreign exchange cartel
In two separate settlements, the European Commission fined five banking giants for colluding in the trade of significant sums of foreign currency.
