adapt green taxes rein action microsofts smart reduction data maker countries activision investigation mobility academic agree business assistants billion russian worked spurs schemes spending joint wins turnover global eu apple

Articles for Vestager, search results for commission

EU accepts Apple pledge to let rivals access ‘tap to pay’ iPhone tech to resolve antitrust case
5 months, 1 week ago

EU accepts Apple pledge to let rivals access ‘tap to pay’ iPhone tech to resolve antitrust case

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union on Thursday accepted Apple’s pledge to open its “tap to pay” iPhone payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and head off a potentially hefty fine. To encourage iPhone users to switch away from Apple Pay to another mobile wallet, “the fee reduction needs to be partially passed onto the …

Mobile Apple Nfc Let Wallet Tec Iphone Payment
EU to boost defence industry in a bid to move away from US dependency
9 months, 2 weeks ago

EU to boost defence industry in a bid to move away from US dependency

The Hindu  

The European Union on March 5 outlined ambitious plans to boost its defence industry as it responds to the threat posed by Russia’s war on Ukraine and seeks to wean member nations off an over-dependence on the U.S. defence industry. Strategic independence In the first 16 months since the February 2022 start of the Ukraine war, “member states spent more …

Ukraine Russia Defence Industry States Trump Spending
Qualcomm gets a breathing space in EU
2 years, 6 months ago

Qualcomm gets a breathing space in EU

The Hindu  

Qualcomm and Apple entered into an agreement a decade ago. The initial contract and its subsequent renewal made clear that the chip maker would stop making payments to Apple if the iPhone maker sells its mobile devices with a chipset supplied by a Qualcomm rival. “These payments were not just reductions in price – they were made on the condition …

Iphone Chip Qualcomm Maker Vestager Deal Apple
Apple hit with EU antitrust charge over its payment technology
2 years, 7 months ago

Apple hit with EU antitrust charge over its payment technology

The Hindu  

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said in a statement that Apple restricted third-party access to key technology necessary to develop rival mobile wallet solutions on Apple's devices EU antitrust regulators charged Apple on Monday with restricting rivals' access to its NFC chip technology in a move that could result in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker and force it …

Apple Pay Statement Commission Tec
Rules to rein in power of Big Tech on the anvil in EU
2 years, 9 months ago

Rules to rein in power of Big Tech on the anvil in EU

The Hindu  

BRUSSELS - The European Commission aims to clinch a fast-tracked deal with EU lawmakers and countries by the end of March on new rules to rein in the powers of Alphabet's Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, Europe's antitrust chief said on Wednesday. Margrethe Vestager, who had proposed the Digital Markets Act more than a year ago with a list …

Google loses challenge against EU antitrust ruling
3 years, 1 month ago

Google loses challenge against EU antitrust ruling

The Hindu  

Alphabet unit Google lost an appeal to a 2.42-billion-euro European antitrust decision on Wednesday, a major win for the bloc’s competition chief Margrethe Vestager in the first of three court rulings that will strengthen the EU's push to regulate big tech. "The General Court largely dismisses Google's action against the decision of the Commission finding that Google abused its dominant …

Court Vestager Google Shopping Commission Google Commission Google Shopping
EU hands $1 billion fine to Volkswagen and BMW for colluding on emission-control systems
3 years, 5 months ago

EU hands $1 billion fine to Volkswagen and BMW for colluding on emission-control systems

Firstpost  

The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems. Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen along with its Audi and Porsche divisions avoided competing on technology to restrict pollution from gasoline and diesel passenger cars, the EU’s executive commission said. EU antitrust chief …

Fine Billion Bmw Volkswagen
EU outlines ambitious AI regulations focused on risky uses
3 years, 8 months ago

EU outlines ambitious AI regulations focused on risky uses

Associated Press  

LONDON — Risky uses of artificial intelligence that threaten people’s safety or rights such as live facial scanning should be banned or tightly controlled, European Union officials said Wednesday as they outlined an ambitious package of proposed regulations to rein in the rapidly expanding technology. “With these landmark rules, the EU is spearheading the development of new global norms to …

Technology Tech Rules Officials Ai Gdpr Vestager
EU probes Germany’s move to pay for coal plant closures
3 years, 9 months ago

EU probes Germany’s move to pay for coal plant closures

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The European Commission said Tuesday it has opened a probe into whether Germany’s plans to compensate owners for the early shutdown of coal-fired power plants by 2038 is in line with the bloc’s rules on state aid to businesses. Germany agreed last year to pay utility companies 4.35 billion euros to speed up the closure of their coal-fired …

Germany Plant Utility Companies
EU move vs Amazon is latest in string of tech crackdowns
4 years, 1 month ago

EU move vs Amazon is latest in string of tech crackdowns

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union’s move to charge Amazon over alleged antitrust behavior is the bloc’s latest crackdown on U.S. tech giants. ___ APPLE June 2020: EU Commission opens two investigations into Apple’s mobile app store and payment platform over concerns its practices distort competition by limiting choice and innovation and keeping prices high. ___ GOOGLE 2020: The EU commission …

Data Google Commission Billion Eu Commission Vestager
EU files antitrust charges against Amazon over use of data
4 years, 1 month ago

EU files antitrust charges against Amazon over use of data

Associated Press  

LONDON — European Union regulators filed antitrust charges Tuesday against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data from companies that sell products on its platform to gain an unfair advantage over them. The EU’s executive Commission also opened a second investigation Tuesday into whether Amazon favors product offers and merchants that use its own logistics and …

Data Products Amazon New Products Antitrust European Product
EU hits Amazon with antitrust charges. A huge fine could follow
4 years, 1 month ago

EU hits Amazon with antitrust charges. A huge fine could follow

CNN  

London CNN Business — The European Union has unveiled formal antitrust charges against Amazon for abusing its dominance in online shopping and opened a second investigation into the company’s business practices. Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s top antitrust official, accused Amazon on Tuesday of illegally abusing its dominant position as an online marketplace in Germany and France, the company’s biggest …

Amazon Commission
US antitrust crackdown on Google echoes Europe's moves
4 years, 2 months ago

US antitrust crackdown on Google echoes Europe's moves

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Google got its first EU antitrust penalty in 2017, …

Europe Google European Vestager Eu Officials
EU regulators to probe Alexa, Siri and other voice assistants
4 years, 5 months ago

EU regulators to probe Alexa, Siri and other voice assistants

Live Mint  

EU competition regulators are seeking information from 400 companies to establish if there are problems in the market for voice assistants such as Alexa and Siri and other internet-connected devices that could lead to antitrust cases. Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Alphabet's Google Assistant are among the most popular voice assistant devices. "It sends an important message to powerful operators …

Siri