European Commission Press release Brussels, 15 July 2014 The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Rautaruukki (“Ruukki”) of Finland by rival SSAB of Sweden. Both companies produce and distribute carbon steel and steel construction products. …read more
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 10 July 2014 The European Commission welcomes today’s judgment by the EU Court of Justice (case C-295/12 P) confirming in full a Commission decision of 2007 that had fined Telefónica for a margin squeeze in the Spanish broadband market, in breach of EU antitrust rules. …read more
European Commission Press release Brussels, 9 July 2014 In the context of its State Aid Modernisation (SAM) initiative, the European Commission has revised its rules for assessing Member States’ support measures to rescue and restructure companies in difficulty. …read more
European Commission Press release Brussels, 9 July 2014 The European Commission has closed its antitrust investigation into generic pharmaceutical companies in France. The investigation focused on suspected coordination between generic pharmaceutical companies when negotiating an initial price with the French pricing authority before launching a new generic product. …read more