by 21st Century Competition | Jul 2, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission announced that it is extending the scope of prohibited anticompetitive behavior to include practices that result in even minor impacts to the market, reports say. In a de minimis notice, the Commission prohibited certain hardcore...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 2, 2014 | Global Blogs
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office announced Wednesday that it has closed its antitrust investigation into sportswear maker Adidas. Reports say the company was under fire for refusing to sell its products on certain online marketplaces. German officials said Adidas...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 2, 2014 | Global Blogs
Telecom Italia is reportedly looking to keep its wireless assets in Brazil through its controlling stake in operator TIM, but reports say the Italian telco is not ruling out a divestiture. In an interview, Telecom Italia chairman Giuseppe Recchi said that selling TIM...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 2, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission was dealt a blow this week after the nation’s Federal Court upheld an appeal by telco Telstra, which had fought the ACCC’s intervention in Telstra’s commercial arrangements. In his judgment, Justice...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 2, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission announced Wednesday that it has approved of Spain’s Telefonica to acquire rival E-Plus in Germany, a deal that creates the nation’s largest company. But the approval was not without conditions. According to reports, the Commission...
