BRUSSELS, July 30 (Reuters) - European Union regulators have extended to Nov. 27 a decision on Hutchison 3G's 1.3 billion euro ($1.59 billion) bid to buy France Telecom's Orange Austria to examine a proposal by the Hong Kong group to allay competition co
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Posted on 2013-04-08 21:50:00 from GulfToday.ae
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Austria says ready to exchange more tax data
Posted on 2013-04-08 16:02:00 from EUbusiness
(VIENNA) - Austria is ready to discuss exchanging more data in an effort to tackle international tax evasion, but banking secrecy will remain in place, the chancellor said Monday following sharp EU criticism. Austria was "ready for talks on a more intens
Pakistan garment makers bank on EU GSP plus status
Posted on 2013-04-08 14:34:00 from Fibre2Fashion.com
The garment manufacturers of Pakistan are pinning hope on the approval of the European Union’s Generalized System of Preference Plus (GSP Plus) status to their country by the EU Commission at Brussels. According to the industry representatives, if the EU
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's Hong Kong terminal operations 'returning to normal'
Posted on 2013-04-08 14:20:00 from Straits Times
HUTCHISON Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) said on Monday its Hong Kong container terminal operations are gradually returning to normal, amid continuing industrial action. The business trust's trustee-manager said that the High Court of Hong Kong is allow
A LEGAL HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE EU COMPETITION RULES
Posted on 2013-04-08 13:42:00 from Law Professor Blogs
ABSTRACT: The article reviews the history of the European Union competition rules: Article 101 TFEU, in particular the historical and comparative context of the 'object' and 'effect' distinction; the possibility of a gap under Article 102 TFEU; the relat
Austria feels heat of EU's anti-bank-secrecy drive
Posted on 2013-04-08 12:44:00 from Reuters
European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud Algirdas Semeta addresses a news conference in Brussels after the EU's executive proposed new rules to protect the financial interests of the European Union July 11, 2012. BRUSSEL