EU Court Strikes Down VW Law
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- The European Union's highest court struck down a German law shielding Volkswagen AG from hostile takeovers, clearing a path for Porsche AG to increase its influence _ and possibly even take control _ at Europe's biggest automaker.
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The European Union said Wednesday it has given Poland a week to stop work on a highway running through a protected habitat in a test case of how new EU member states deal with environmental issues.
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BRUSSELS : The European Commission sued the German government after it ignored demands to amend a law that protects national car icon Volkswagen from hostile takeover.
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An EU official called on Germany to give up the famous freedom of its highways and impose speed limits on the autobahn to fight global warming _ a demand that drew angry responses on Sunday in a country that ...Comment
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4,000 Volkswagen employees yesterday staged strikes against plans by the car manufacturer to freeze wages for two years. Volkswagen says it needs to cut costs because of competition from low-cost rivals, and
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The European Commission takes the German government to court for maintaining a law which protects car giant VW from takeover.
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The EU Commission in Brussels is to determine whether German car giant Volkswagen fulfilled necessary legal requirements in the way it announced large-scale job cuts at its factory in Brussels, a top EU official has said.
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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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Detaining foreigners without trial under emergency anti-terror laws breaks European human rights laws, law lords ruled today. The decision from nine of the law lords, who make up Britain&#39;s highest court, throws
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The European Commission rules that Spain broke EU law by putting restrictions on a bid for utility Endesa.
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A German law that prevents a foreign takeover of carmaker Volkswagen is ruled illegal by the top EU court.
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European Court rejects Microsoft's appeal in historic case. Court sides with European Commission on three significant areas.
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Warning strikes by workers angry over planned cost cuts at Volkswagen briefly halted output at three German plants on Friday, underscoring the standoff between Europe&#39;s biggest car maker and its workforce.
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The European Commission drops plans to stop firms considering gender when setting car insurance rates.
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A German court rejected Wednesday a request by the Volkswagen workers' council to suspend the registration of sports car maker Porsche under a European statute that would see workers' representation reduced on a new supervisory board, a court spokesman said.
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The European Court of Justice has rejected a legal bid to allow online European shoppers to purchase cheap cigarettes and alcohol anywhere throughout the EU.
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A European Union court on Wednesday  confirmed it had upheld curbs imposed by the EU's executive on  Microsoft, dismissing the software giant's appeal for a  suspension.