EU to say takeover barriers still exist
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European Union efforts to abolish barriers against hostile takeovers within the 27-nation community have failed, the European Commission will warn in a report out on Tuesday, the Financial Times said.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 24 (IPS) - The European Union's top trade official has  refused to accept African demands that he grant them lengthy  transition periods for removing restrictions on imports under a  new market opening deal.
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The EU parliament appears likely to reject incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso&#39;s choice of commissioners tomorrow after he refused to make concessions.
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The European Union&#039;s Competition  Commissioner Neelie Kroes said on Thursday she could see no  alternative to fining U.S. software giant Microsoft   for breaching the bloc&#039;s antitrust rules.
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Pan-European group Euronext is poised to launch a bid for the London Stock Exchange, UK media reports say. Last week, the LSE rejected a takeover proposal from German rival Deutsche Boerse - the 530 pence-a
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BRUSSELS The European Union&#39;s competition commissioner, Mario Monti, intends to approve Oracle&#39;s $8 billion hostile takeover bid for the rival American software company Peoplesoft, largely because EU lawyers doubt they could successfully defend a
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The new rules, which still require the approval of the European parliament, put an end to a situation in which several European jurisdictions made it impossible for companies to merge with counterparts from ...
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Ryanair's surprise hostile takeover bid for Aer Lingus is difficult to understand given that the state plans to retain a blocking minority in the company, Irish Transport Minister Martin Cullen said.
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The war of words between Microsoft and the EU continued Tuesday, with the European Commission warning that Windows Vista's built-in security features should not shut third party vendors out of the market.
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The European Union has failed in its attempt to get special protection for food and drinks brands associated with their place of production, reports say.
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European antitrust regulators ruled Tuesday that Oracle can proceed with its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, clearing the last regulatory hurdle in the protracted and sometimes tumultuous battle.
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Despite its ongoing fight to thwart a takeover, investors still got to celebrate stronger-than-expected earnings. Can this be sustained?
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The European Union is close to announcing a deal in its on-going battle with Coca-Cola in an anti-trust case. Sources close to talks between the two sides have been quoted in todayâs press saying that the
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No immediate counter offer is expected in the bidding battle for the London Stock Exchange. The pan-European stock exchange Euronext is, however, weighing up the prospects of such a move, according to sources close to it.
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AMSTERDAM/PARIS  - European regulators said in an expected move on Tuesday they have no objections to the proposed $13.8 billion merger between Euronext  and NYSE , removing a hurdle for the first transatlantic stock exchange.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- European Union regulators suggested Monday they are not bound by a US decision to allow Oracle Corp. to pursue its $7.
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The European Union said Wednesday it is still hopeful of ending a dispute that&#39;s holding up international cooperation on the world&#39;s first nuclear fusion plant despite the failure of latest talks on the US$12 billion project.