Competition

Image for Italy sells digital payment unit PagoPA to Poste, state mint for up to 500 million euros
Finance

Italy sells digital payment unit PagoPA to Poste, state mint for up to 500 million euros

By Elvira Pollina MILAN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury has agreed to sell PagoPA, which handle...

19th December, 2025

Image for EU hands $84.5 million cartel fine to makers of car starter batteries
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EU hands $84.5 million cartel fine to makers of car starter batteries

Dec 15 (Reuters) - The European Commission has fined three makers of starter batteries for cars and...

15th December, 2025

Image for EU antitrust regulators erred in clearing Broadcom's VMware deal, cloud industry lobby says
Finance

EU antitrust regulators erred in clearing Broadcom's VMware deal, cloud industry lobby says

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators failed to analyse properly the...

11th December, 2025

Image for Microsoft fights $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences
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Microsoft fights $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Microsoft was on Thursday accused of overcharging thousands of British bu...

11th December, 2025

Image for Swatch and Citizen face Italian scrutiny over pricing practices
Finance

Swatch and Citizen face Italian scrutiny over pricing practices

MILAN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - The Italian competition authority said on Tuesday it had opened two investi...

9th December, 2025

Image for Ford to use Renault tech, plants to battle cheap Chinese EVs in Europe
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Ford to use Renault tech, plants to battle cheap Chinese EVs in Europe

PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Renault will jointly develop small, cheaper electric vehicles for Ford for...

9th December, 2025

Image for EU Commission objects Universal Music's Downtown deal
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EU Commission objects Universal Music's Downtown deal

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission on Monday said it objected Universal Music Group's $775-...

9th December, 2025

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Nine EU nations urge extreme caution on 'Buy European' policies

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Nine EU member states urged the bloc on Monday to b...

8th December, 2025

Image for Italy antitrust watchdog may curb Meta as WhatsApp AI probe widens
Finance

Italy antitrust watchdog may curb Meta as WhatsApp AI probe widens

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy's antitrust authority said on Wednesday it had broadened the scope of its inv...

26th November, 2025

Image for Amazon's satellite internet licence faces legal challenge in France
Finance

Amazon's satellite internet licence faces legal challenge in France

By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Leo Marchandon (Reuters) -A French union filed a legal challenge on Monday...

24th November, 2025

Image for UK government asks competition watchdog to probe private dentistry
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UK government asks competition watchdog to probe private dentistry

LONDON (Reuters) -The UK government on Tuesday urged the competition watchdog to launch an investiga...

18th November, 2025

Image for Brenntag supports Germany's infrastructure fund, but warns of China competition
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Brenntag supports Germany's infrastructure fund, but warns of China competition

By Ozan Ergenay and Marta Frackowiak (Reuters) -German chemicals distributor Brenntag said on Wednes...

12th November, 2025