Author: 21st Century Competition

EU: Almunia rethinks Google settlement (Competition Policy International)

Just days after European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia remarked that he was “pretty sure” about his settlement with Google, reports say the competition chief could be reconsidering the case.

Google and Almunia reached a tentative settlement last February to the criticism of Google rivals, consumer advocates, and even other European Commissioners. Regulators …read more

European Commission – Statement the euro interest rate derivatives case

European Commission Brussels, 20 May 2014 Statement on Press room Brussels, 20 May 2014 The Commission is sending today its statement of objections to three large international banks – Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan Chase. This is a further key step in our investigations into cartels in the financial sector. …read more

European Commission – Statement the euro interest rate derivatives case

European Commission Brussels, 20 May 2014 Statement on Press room Brussels, 20 May 2014 The Commission is sending today its statement of objections to three large international banks – Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan Chase. This is a further key step in our investigations into cartels in the financial sector. …read more

European Commission – Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan for suspected participation in euro interest rate derivatives cartel

European Commission Press release Brussels, 20 May 2014 The European Commission has informed Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan of its preliminary view that they may have breached EU antitrust rules by colluding to influence the pricing of interest rate derivatives denominated in the euro currency. …read more