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Article | 6/05/2013 EU says Motorola abused its position by seeking and enforcing injunction against Apple
Motorola Mobility abuses its dominant position in the E.U. by seeking and enforcing an injunction against Apple in Germany on the basis of its mobile ...
Article | 25/04/2013 Civil rights coalition says EU data protection bill threatens citizens' rights
A coalition of international civil liberties organizations on Thursday said that some of the proposed changes to Europe's data protection laws would s...
Article | 25/04/2013 EU publishes Google antitrust remedy proposals
Google's rivals have been given one month to assess the search giant's proposed remedies, the European Commission announced Thursday.
Article | 22/04/2013 EU details concerns about alleged smartcard chip cartel
The European Commission announced on Monday that it has launched an investigation into a group of chip suppliers who are suspected breaking the Europe...
Article | 17/04/2013 EU digital rights groups demand net neutrality protection
More than 80 European digital rights organizations on Wednesday called on the European Commission to do more to protect net neutrality.
Article | 15/04/2013 EU's proposed Google antitrust settlement angers search rivals
Complainants in the European Union's antitrust case against Google said Monday that the company's proposed remedies could be worse than the current si...
Article | 26/03/2013 Proposed broadband infrastructure sharing could save €60 billion, says EC
Europe’s Digital Agenda Commissioner on Tuesday put forward a new law aimed at making broadband rollout cheaper and easier.
Article | 22/03/2013 EU mulls Apple anti-trust investigation over contracts with operators
The European Commission is deciding whether or not to launch an anti-trust investigation into Apple's contracts with European mobile phone companies.
Article | 6/03/2013 Microsoft fined $731 million by European Commission
Europe's antitrust chief on Wednesday announced a €561 million (US$731 million) fine on Microsoft for its failure to include a browser choice page in ...
Article | 5/03/2013 Academy Cube aims to tackle IT skills shortage with online learning platform
Software vendors, academic institutions and government agencies united on Tuesday to tackle European youth unemployment and the IT skills shortage wit...
Article | 28/02/2013 EU to coordinate space-debris tracking to protect its satellites
The European Commission on Thursday set out new plans to better coordinate the surveillance and tracking of space debris in order to protect satellite...
Article | 28/02/2013 EU 'smart borders' program could lead to Big Brother surveillance, says leading politician
European Union plans for new border controls will result in “big brother” surveillance a leading politician warned on Thursday.
Article | 26/02/2013 EU offers funding for 5G, even though most of Europe still has no 4G service
The European Union is “shooting itself in the foot” when it comes to the mobile industry, Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner tells CEOs in Barcelona...
Article | 11/02/2013 US lobbyists supplied European politicians with text for data law
A new website has revealed that European Parliamentarians are bowing to pressure from U.S. companies to water down parts of a new data protection law.
Article | 11/02/2013 Brussels cut in EU broadband funding draws criticism
The decision by European Union leaders last Friday to scrap plans for funding broadband to under-served parts of the E.U. has been widely criticized.