Keyword: Joaquin Almunia

News

German Renewable Energy Law Subject of EU Probe

15.07.2013 - The European Union plans an investigation into Germany's renewable energy law due to concerns that exemptions for some firms from charges levied on power users breaches competition...

News

Unilever, P&G Fined €315.2 million For Price Fixing

14.04.2011 - Consumer goods giants Unilever and Procter & Gamble were fined €315.2 million ($456 million) by EU regulators on Wednesday for fixing washing powder prices in eight EU countries...

News

China's BlueStar Wins EU Okay To Buy Orkla Unit

01.04.2011 - Chinese state-run chemicals company China National BlueStar secured EU regulatory approval on Friday to buy Norwegian conglomerate Orkla's silicon division Elkem for $2 billion...

News

EU Presses Pharma Companies for More Info on Patent Deals

18.01.2011 - EU regulators said on Monday they were pressing pharmaceutical companies for more information on their patent deals with generic companies to make sure there is no delay in cheaper...

News

Syngenta Receives EU Approval to Buy Monsanto's Sunflower Unit

17.11.2010 - Syngenta won conditional EU regulatory approval on Wednesday for its $160 million acquisition of U.S. peer Monsanto's global hybrid sunflower seeds business. The European...

News

EU Clears €146 Million Voestalpine Clean-Up Aid

13.10.2010 - The European Commission has approved state aid of €146.27 million for Voestalpine Stahl to clean up a site in Austria contaminated during World War Two. The Commission said in a...