Articles about European Union

EU approves Microsoft’s $19.7B Nuance deal, clearing last major hurdle for big acquisition

The European Commission gave unconditional approval to Microsoft’s pending acquisition of speech technology company Nuance Communications for $19.7 billion in… Read More

Italian antitrust regulator fines Amazon $1.3B for abuse of its market position

The Italian government fined Amazon $1.3 billion for gaming its third-party seller platform to favor companies that pay the online… Read More

Amazon disputes record $885 million fine from European Union data privacy watchdog

Amazon has been fined a record 746 million euros, or $885 million based on current exchange rates, over alleged violations… Read More

US and European Union put tariff threats on hold in long-running Boeing vs. Airbus dispute

The United States and the European Union have agreed on a five-year suspension in tit-for-tat tariffs over a 17-year-long trade… Read More

Report: Amazon to be hit with antitrust charges as soon as next week over third-party seller data

European regulators are set to file antitrust charges against Amazon over the alleged use of third-party seller data to compete… Read More

Google appeals record $5B EU antitrust fine over pre-installing Google Search on Android devices

Google has appealed a $5 billion fine (€4.3 billion) from the European Union for forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google Search and… Read More

EU opens antitrust probe into Amazon over how the retailer uses data from smaller sellers

The European Union is looking into how Amazon handles data from smaller sellers in its marketplace. Regulators want to find out… Read More

Google fined $5 billion by EU for abusing Android’s dominance to restrict competition

The European Union has hit Google with a $5 billion fine (€4.3 billion Euro) for forcing manufacturers to pre-install Google… Read More

What is the GDPR? GeekWire’s guide to new European data protection laws that impact the cloud

This May, a sweeping new data protection law will go into effect across Europe that will change the way tech… Read More

Amazon reaches agreement with EU to end antitrust investigation into e-book deals

The European Commission has decided that terms offered up by Amazon sufficiently address concerns raised in a 2015 antitrust investigation over… Read More

Apple ordered to pay $14.5B by EU on allegations of tax shenanigans in Ireland

Apple has benefitted from illegal tax deals with the government in Ireland, where it has operated an office for 36 years,… Read More

British vote to exit EU throws techies (and the rest of the world) into a tizzy

Just a couple of days ago, longtime Seattle tech entrepreneur Marcelo Calbucci was excited about moving his family to London.… Read More

Amazon and Netflix may have to offer more foreign films under new EU guidelines

Amazon and Netflix may have a few more subtitled films in the near future. The European Union is proposing an… Read More

European Commission files antitrust charges against Google, opens investigation into Android

As expected, the European Commission announced formal charges today against Google, accusing the tech giant of abusing its position in… Read More

Google will reportedly face down EU antitrust charges

After months of rumblings about potential action, it seems that the European Union is planning to accuse Google of antitrust… Read More

Google’s advisory committee: Limit ‘right to be forgotten’ to Europe

An advisory committee appointed by Google has published its recommendation: the “right to be forgotten” — or have links about… Read More

EU regulators: ‘Right to be forgotten’ in search results should be global

The European Union’s “right to be forgotten” may be going global, if a set of regulators have their way. A… Read More

European Parliament plans to call for Google’s break-up

The European Union Parliament is posed to call for Google to break up into multiple businesses over antitrust concerns, according… Read More