Protecting small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) from competition in European markets will leave them underprepared for global competition, said a leading business delegate at the European Commission’s Competition Forum 2012. Faaez Samadi in Brussels

Europe’s Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia today revealed plans to modernise the European Commission’s state aid policy. Faaez Samadi in Brussels

Competition policy helps to promote innovation in European markets, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said today. Faaez Samadi in Brussels

The US$10.2 billion merger between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse has finally collapsed after the European Commission decided to block the deal in a landmark ruling.

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

The European Commission yesterday referred Bulgaria to the European Court of Justice, for allegedly failing to implement legislation designed to boost competition in the railway sector.

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.

A US public interest group has written to the European Commission, calling for it to block Google’s proposed US$12.5 billion takeover of Motorola Mobility.

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

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 European Commission has referred the Dutch part of a merger between frozen foods companies Royaan and Ad van Geloven to the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) for an in-depth investigation.

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.