European Commission Vice-President Jacques Barrot is in Belgrade this Monday for talks with Serbian officials. The European Commission will propose to the EU Council to abolish visas for Serbian citizens if its technical mission, scheduled to arrive here in October, gives a positive report.
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EC Details Complaints Against Intel
September 22nd, 2009 |
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In a statement, the European Commission outlined some details that led to its $1.45 billion fine of Intel for anti-competitive practices meant to unfairly hamper commpetition from AMD. Those practices included conditional rebates and payments to OEMs. Intel officials accuse the EC of being one-sided and ignoring evidence positive to Intel.
– SAN FRANCISCO — Less than a month after Intel formally appealed the European Commission’s $1.45 billion fine for antitrust violations, the EC is laying out its case to the public.
The commission on Sept. 21 published a quot;non-confidential version quot; of its May 13 ruling, in which the EC th…
Analysts Say EC Will Scrutinize—but Ultimately Sanction—Oracle-Sun Deal
August 21st, 2009 |
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The Brussels-based European Commission has scheduled an antitrust review date of Sept. 3 to discuss the multinational companies’ proposed deal. It will look closely at two main areas of concern: Sun’s Java networking software franchise and the enterprise parallel database market two sectors in which Oracle stands to greatly increase its market share.
– In the wake of the Aug. 20 news that the U.S. Department of Justice has cleared the government path for Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems
to be completed later this fall, analysts are weighing in on whether
the $7.4 billion transaction will weather a challenge from another
prominent regula…
EC Now Will Take a Legal Look at Oracle’s Acquisition of Sun
August 3rd, 2009 |
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The Brussels-based EC said Aug.3 that it has scheduled an antitrust review date of Sep. 3 to discuss the multinational companies’ proposed deal. It will look closely at two main areas of concern: Sun’s Java networking software franchise and the enterprise parallel database market.
– The proposed $7.4 billion Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems, which was approved by about two-thirds of Sun’s stockholders July 16 and its full board of directors a few weeks before that, is facing a new legal hurdle as of Aug. 3: a possible antitrust investigation by the European Commission.
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EC: EUR 100mn in support to budget
July 31st, 2009 |
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The European Commission (EC) has granted EUR 100mn to Serbia’s budget, it was announced. This came in order to help the country’s economic recovery and reduce the consequences of the global economic crisis.
Microsoft Offers Choice of Browsers to Appease EC
July 24th, 2009 |
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The European Commission confirms that Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, in a good-faith effort to resolve a nagging antitrust case, has offered to change its upcoming Windows 7 operating system to provide European users for the first time with a choice of Web browsers. The special edition of Windows 7 will be called the E version.
– Some international lawyers now might have to start looking for another case
to keep them busy.
The protracted European Commission-versus-Microsoft antitrust case, a thorn in
both parties’ sides since the Clinton
administration, may soon be coming to a resolution.
The EC
confirmed July 24…
Rehn hands Äukanović EC questionnaire
July 23rd, 2009 |
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European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn has handed a European Commission questionnaire to Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Äukanović. This is a mechanism through which the European Commission will evaluate Montenegro’s readiness to receive EU candidate status.
French diplomat to become new EC delegation head?
July 22nd, 2009 |
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The new head of the EC delegation to Serbia, upon outgoing head Josep Lloveras’s departure, will most likely be French diplomat Vincent Degert, Tanjug reports. Degert currently heads the European Commission (EC) delegation to Croatia.
Report: EC to propose visa liberalization
July 14th, 2009 |
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The European Commission (EC) adopted unanimously on Tuesday recommendations for visa liberalization for Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. EU diplomatic sources told Tanjug news agency that the recommendations relate to period starting January 1, 2010.