The famous floor cleaning robot Roomba has become an example in Europe. Amazon has launched a $1.4 billion bid to buy iRobot, the US company that manufactures it, but the operation could be blocked by the European Commission for violating competition rules. Last June, the Brussels antitrust authority sent a notice to Amazon, asking it […]
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Competition Bill, League advances in defense of street vendors: “We will not give up”
Sergio Mattarella promulgated the annual market and competition law, but in a letter to the presidents of the Chambers and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni he asked for quick corrections to the rules relating to street vendors. On December 30th, the Head of State signed the bill definitively approved by the Chamber before Christmas, a fundamental […]
The battle for the PFR president has been fruitless
The Supervisory Board of the Polish Development Fund (PFR) ended the three-week battle for the post of president without results. No applications have been received, said PFR President Paweł Borys, whose term of office expires at the end of this year. Borys announced that – at the request and in consultation with the Supervisory Board […]
Because winemakers threw hundreds of liters of wine onto the streets
Hundreds of liters of wine poured into the streets, shouting “Spanish wine will not enter France today.” This is the method of protest chosen by French wine producers who destroyed the highway on the Spanish border by emptying two trucks and dumping their contents across the border. The protest was triggered after the Transalpine government […]
“As Europe ages, more immigrants are needed to remain competitive”
A “long-lived” Europe that needs more regular immigrants to remain globally competitive. This is the main message that emerges from the European Union’s demographic plan, presented in Brussels on 11 October by Dubravka Šuica, EU Commission vice-president for Democracy and Demography. The plan to be approved by the Board of Commissioners is based on 4 […]
Sandoval: “Professor ‘Bolillo’ supported me to the death, but I made a mistake”
That was a situation that made a big impression on the player, who spoke for the first time about what happened last semester and thanked the coach. Hernán Darío Gómez for all the support you gave him. “I was doing well, I was working normally and because of an act that was not pleasant for […]
Grenade cartel: This is how two German companies divided the EU market
They divided the European market among themselves for 14 years and supplied countries with hand grenades for military purposes. With this accusation, the European Commission decided to impose sanctions on two German companies operating in the defense sector, Diehl and Ruag, on the grounds that they violated EU competition laws. In reality, the sanction was […]
Critical raw materials are the first step in getting rid of dependence on China
Europe is taking another step towards independence in the supply of raw materials that are considered strategic for the economic growth of member states and the transition to green energy. The latest green light came from the European Parliament, which adopted its position on new measures on this issue in Strasbourg on 14 September. The […]
European Union declares war on China’s electric cars
The European Union has decided to launch a war against Chinese electric cars that Brussels believes violate market rules. The European Commission has launched an investigation into whether the bloc should impose tariffs to protect itself from the Asian giant’s producers, who are accused of keeping prices low through state subsidies. This was announced by […]
Women’s League: Petro Government announced 8 billion for 2024
Although the League was already played in this first semester, it will not be played for the second semester and the Women’s Libertadores Cup on Colombian soil, which will be detained Bogotá and Cali. However, and to seek a noticeable improvement in the championship system, the president of Colombia, Gustavus Petro, in the middle of […]