EC: Certain US Companies Can't Merge Without EU Approval
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An official spokesperson for the European Commission, in response to our questions regarding procedures for reviewing the proposed merger between Google and DoubleClick, told BetaNews this morning that under EU law, any two companies anywhere in the world whose projected post-merger annual revenue from European customers would exceed 250 million euros is subject to regulatory approval there.
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Euronext  and NYSE Group  are close to obtaining approval from the Dutch Finance Ministry for a $14 billion merger plan to create the first transatlantic stock exchange.
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The European Union's trade chief said on Wednesday the EU and the United States could negotiate or litigate in their dispute over government help for Airbus and Boeing, but could not do both.
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European Union regulators suggested Monday they are not bound by a U.S. decision to allow Oracle Corp. to pursue its &#36;7.7 billion bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. and are continuing to collect data on the deal.
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The sharp fall of the dollar against the euro could spur European companies to step up their acquisitions in the United States, but analysts say European buyers could face constraints in certain sectors.
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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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The decision by the European Commission, which initially opposed the $7.7 billion deal, comes a few weeks after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its challenge to the combination of the business software makers.
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Last week's ruling by the European Court of First Instance (CFI) upholding the European Commission's 2004 finding against Microsoft and its subsequent Statement of Objections, may open the door for the EC to take unprecedented action. Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes stated she's open to suggestion, and today one response came from the respected Brussels-based Globalisation Institute think tank: Force manufacturers by law to sell PCs without operating systems pre-installed or bundled.
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The EU leadership issue is essential. This entity, whose powers are so extensive, needs firm leadership.
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The European Court of Justice says companies have the right to move to another EU state to cut costs.
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European defense companies know they must unite to keep up, as the gap in military spending between the United States and its NATO allies continues to widen. But a push to consolidate Europe's fragmented shipbuilding sector &#151; a minefield of national, corporate and labor sensitivities &#151; is proving slow and difficult.
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LONDON, September 28  - An EU appeals court has overturned the European Commission&#39;s four-year old decision to block a proposed merger deal between the US-based telecom companies, WorldCom and Sprint, which was subsequently abandoned.
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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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The companies said they could not agree on the savings the deal would bring or how to distribute the benefits.
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American investors and European companies are opposing a proposal to allow foreign companies to use international accounting standards in filings with United States regulators.
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A US judge has cast doubt on European Commission evidence in the contested Oracle-PeopleSoft merger, undermining an argument Brussels may want to use if it decides to block it.
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The future of controversial European Union legislation that would allow for some software patents was in doubt Thursday after the Polish government switched sides, saying the directive could hurt small and medium-sized businesses.