Conditional Leadership: The European Commission and European Regional Policy
Information Policy (Free subscription) | yesterday
The European Commission has formed a new group in an attempt to regulate companies' growing gathering and use of customers' personal data. The group has been formed to address problems the Commission says are eroding consumer trust. advert: Pinsent Masons...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
BASKING RIDGE, NJ (MARKET WIRE) Avaya today announced it received clearance from the European Commission for its proposed acquisition of Nortel's enterprise solutions business.
The Complete MoneyScience (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
moneyscience: The European Commission has formally approved plans for the break up of Lloyds Banking Group. http://bit.ly/3zqX20
Forex Analytics (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
European Union Competition regulator Wednesday announced the approval of the restructuring plan of Lloyds Banking Group Plc, and the approval of the restructuring plan and an illiquid asset back-up facility of Dutch-based financial institution ING under EC Treaty state aid rules. The European Commission also approved an asset relief and restructuring package for the Belgian [...] Post from: (c)Autor:...
InfoWorld (Free subscription) | yesterday
Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned $7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday.
France 24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Banks should step up their lending to support economic growth while taking steps to curb "undue" bonuses, European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet said Friday. "Profits earned should be used -- as priority -- to build capital and reserves, rather than to be paid out as dividends or undue compensation," Trichet told a banking conference here. He maintained that to weather...
Computer World (Free subscription) | yesterday
Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday.
Open Source (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mueller said the delay in Oracle's response means a decision on the merger won't come from the European Commission until January 27.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merck & Co., Inc. today announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended approval of ELONVA® (corifollitropin alfa injection) as a treatment in controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in combination with a GnRH antagonist for the development of multiple follicles...
Open Secrets (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you want to make an information request to the EU's directorate-general for employment, its webform asks you to indicate which of the 27 member states you are from. Strangely it also offers you one other option - you can say you come from Wales. Why the employment DG has made this unique concession to Welsh nationalism is not immediately obvious. But this is one of the intriguing minor mysteries...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The European Commission, the EU’s main competition watchdog, has extended the deadline for approval of Oracle’s proposed $7.4bn merger with rival Sun Microsystems
Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
more images more images EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27 BRUSSELS — European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. The European Commission said Oracle had asked for more time "in order to have [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. The European Commission said Oracle had asked for more time "in... European Commission - Sun Microsystems - European Union - Oracle Corporation - Oracle
Bloomberg (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures fell and European shares erased their gains after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB will gradually withdraw emergency cash and Dell Inc.’s earnings trailed estimates. The yen rose and commodities gave up their advance.
AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
I'm sitting in the hotel lobby in Barcelona talking to an interesting English guy, Jon Worth, who, along with a small group of friends, just launched a campaign to push for more women on the European Commission. As Jon tells it, the European Commission is kind of like the Cabinet for the European Union (it's all a bit confusing). Here's Jon's explanation on the Web site, it pretty much tells the story:...
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habser | 11/15/2009
Ford Motor Co. ’s Romanian unit now has access to a loan from European Investment Bank (EIB) after European Commission made a ruling to permit Romania to provide the unit with aid.
patrickguillard | 10/30/2009
196 new projects will be funded by the European Commission under the second call for the LIFE+ programme (2007-2013), the European fund for the environment. The projects covet all the EU and include actions in the fields of nature conservation, environmental policy, and information and communication. Overall, they represent a total investment of €431 million, of which the EU will provide €207.5 million....
patrickguillard | 10/21/2009
The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)will allocate €9.8 million to 1500 Volvo workers made redundant in the motor industry in order to help them to return to employment. This request has been approved by the European Commission and will now be put before the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union for decision.
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