France denies that it is blocking the EU-Mercosur agreement, whose ratification it has been vetoing since it was signed in 2019, but reiterates its demands to correct it and says it awaits the result of the negotiation that the European Commission is carrying out with its South American partners. “We will evaluate the actions and […]
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Red Bull, investigated in the EU for “abusing its dominant position”
European Union antitrust regulators have searched the offices of an energy drink company in several EU countries, suspected of participating in a cartel and abusing its dominant position, the European Commission said on Tuesday. Austrian energy drink maker Red Bull confirmed that its facility had been searched, the Austrian news agency reported. APAthough the company […]
EU regulator opens new investigations into multinational tax agreements
Regulators are likely to European Union open investigations into tax agreements between EU countries and multinationals after reviewing their agreements in the previous decade, the bloc’s competition official warned on Monday. European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager, who has ordered Apple to pay €13 billion in taxes to Ireland and Amazon €250 million to Luxembourg, […]
US and EU agree to negotiate on electric vehicles and green subsidies
USA and the European Union (EU) agreed this Friday to begin negotiating a trade agreement on minerals to favor European companies that manufacture electric vehicles and establish a “transparent dialogue” on subsidies for green energy. This was announced in statements to the press by the President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, […]
EU says that there are countries that will take 100 years to achieve parity in Parliaments
Many countries of the European Union (EU) will take a hundred years to ensure that women are adequately represented in Parliament, unless they take more steps and faster, denounced the European Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, this Wednesday in Bucharest. “If the countries that are behind do not introduce corrections, it is estimated that it […]
Von der Leyen meets Biden at the White House next week
The president of the European ComissionUrsula von der Leyen, travels next week to USA and Canada to meet with the US President, Joe Bidenand the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeauand discuss transatlantic relations, trade, strategic industry partnerships and cooperation in support of Ukraine. As reported today by the European Commission in a statement, Von der […]
Microsoft meets with the European Commission over the purchase of Activision Blizzard
The president of MicrosoftBrad Smith, met this Tuesday with the European Comission in an attempt to get him to authorize the purchase of the firm Activision Blizzard, which Brussels is investigating for fear that it will reduce competition in the market for video games, consoles and computers. Brussels fears that if Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard […]
Von der Leyen estimates the sanctions he is preparing against Russia at US$ 11.7 billion
The president of the European Comission (EC), Ursula von der Leyensaid this Wednesday that the tenth package of sanctions against Russia that European Union (EU) wants to approve coinciding with the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine will be worth 11 billion euros (US$11.7 billion). The sanctions that the EU is discussing include restrictions […]
A record is established when more than 12% of electric cars are sold in the European Union
The electric vehicles represented 12.1% of new car sales in the European Union (EU) in 2022, a record proportion in the bloc, which in 2035 will ban the sale of new cars from gasoline Y diesel. In a sector slowed down since the pandemic and still suffering from supply problems, sales of electric cars rose […]
The European Union wants to fight loneliness
The European Union wants to acquire a new approach to the mental health that gives special importance to loneliness, a condition that can negatively affect “to the well-being of the population, social inclusion and cohesion”. “The Swedish presidency intends to underline the issue of how to prevent and combat loneliness”said the Swedish Minister of Health, […]