The European Commission has restricted its antitrust investigation of airlines alliance SkyTeam to Air France-KLM, Alitalia and Delta.

The European Commission has ordered Deutsche Post and Bpost to return up to €1.5 billion of state aid which favoured them against their competitors.

NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse could yet see their proposed US$17 billion merger approved after a key member of the European Commission yesterday requested more time to make his decision.

Online shopping website Twenga has submitted a complaint to the European Commission accusing Google of abusing its dominant position, adding to the nine claims DG Comp has already accepted.

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation of the proposed acquisition of Italian ferry company Tirrenia by joint venture Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione (CIN), a transaction complicated by a state-aid probe and a cartel investigation of some of the buyers.

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Suez Environnement, Veolia Environnement and Saur for allegedly colluding to fix prices of water services in France.

The US$10.2 billion merger between the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Deutsche Börse risks being blocked in Europe, as it is facing strong opposition from the European Commission, reports say.

The European Commission has conducted unannounced inspections at the office of Brussels Airlines and TAP Portugal, broadening an investigation of alleged anti-competitive practices to look into possible collusion.

Europe’s General Court has ruled that the European Commission must provide access to information regarding its hydrogen peroxide cartel investigation to a private company separately suing the cartelists for damages.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Deutsche Börse proposed new divestments and other commitments to obtain clearance from the European Commission for their US$10.2 billion merger.

The European Commission has suspended its review of the US$12.5 billion merger between Google and Motorola Mobility.

The European Commission has agreed a €161 million cartel settlement with four manufacturers of refrigeration compressors, showing an increasing tendency to settle cartel proceedings.

The European Commission today opened formal antitrust proceedings against international publishers accused of illegally restricting competition in the sale of e-books.

The European Commission has announced the extension of its crisis state aid rules in the banking sector, and has set new guidelines which will make it easier for governments to bail out troubled banks.

The European Commission has released its first compliance guidelines for companies to minimise the risk of competition law infringements, but some lawyers fear the commission has provided too few incentives for businesses to adopt them.