by 21st Century Competition | Jul 31, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission announced Thursday that EU banks are set to finalize an overhaul by Friday that will standardize payment processing and remove any distinctions between cross-border or domestic transfers, say reports. The Commission’s announcement says...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 31, 2014 | Global Blogs
The US Department of Justice has announced the hiring of economics expert Nancy L. Rose to the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, say reports. Rose, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology economics professor, will join the Antitrust Division as Deputy Assistant Attorney...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 31, 2014 | Global Blogs
European regulators are gearing up for their next in-depth investigation into Google, reports say, confirming earlier rumors of such a move. In question is Google’s Android smartphone operating system and the company’s practice of pre-loading Google-owned...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 31, 2014 | Global Blogs
Unnamed sources say US universities could soon ask Congress to grant the NCAA antitrust exemption if efforts to ward off a legal attack on the sports association fail. The NCAA is currently defending its business practices as a lawsuit is expected to see a ruling in...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 31, 2014 | European Commission
European Commission Press release Brussels, 31 July 2014 The European Commission has concluded that certain aid measures that the Walloon Region granted to Val Saint-Lambert SA (VSL) have conferred on the company an undue economic advantage over its competitors, in...
