Competition and Industrial Policy

It’s only a matter of time before Russia starts pulling tricks on ships at sea and sending goods via friendly countries to avoid and evade sanctions.

Spain is the first country to publicly call for an exit from the treaty.

Russian representatives will be suspended from the transparency register, as Council of EU takes action.

France has been a leading advocate for forcing Big Tech players to pay local publishers, arguing that digital platforms have unfairly made money out of French publishers.

Earlier decision creates massive financial risk for EU regulators when they lose challenges to antitrust fines.

Benoît Cœuré has disavowed a wider role for antitrust enforcers even as he prepares to announce a major decision against Google.

Fast-food giant’s agreement covers unpaid taxes between 2009 and 2020.

Regulator fears tech giant’s move to clamp down on user-tracking could have anti-competitive effects.

Move could target oil companies’ profits.

App Store operator unveiled latest changes to payments mechanism late Friday.

CMA will probe Google’s requirement for apps to use Google’s own payment system.

Shutting down the three-year probe lets Amazon dodge a fine and hands Vestager a victory by extracting changes without much effort.

The Trade Remedies Authority is in the headlines after Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser quit. Here’s what you need to know about the trade watchdog.

The legal dispute could shape the organization of football in Europe for decades to come.

Move comes amid debate over EU’s sixth package of sanctions.

Rich countries sent mixed messages on everything from investing in fossil fuels to ending coal and beefing up climate finance.

Cédric O dismisses Big Tech’s concerns over EU regulation and touts the bloc’s attractiveness to tech startups.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is pushing EU countries to strengthen trade links around the world.

Fêted at the World Economic Forum in 2017, Xi Jinping is now accused of torpedoing the global economy with his disastrous Zero COVID strategy.

No Horizon funding will go to British researchers until the Northern Ireland protocol row is fixed.

EU executive should be ‘more robust’ in scrutinizing officials’ moves to private sector, watchdog says.

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