Joint letter from 165 companies and industry bodies sent to EU antitrust chief, urges fresh antitrust action against Google

Joint letter from 165 companies and industry bodies sent to EU antitrust chief, urges fresh antitrust action against Google
European Commission charges Amazon with breaking competition in retail space, but the firm insists consumers have choice
Alphabet may be able to offset looming EC antitrust probe of its Fitbit acquisition, if it pledges not to use its data for targeted adverts
Microsoft’s contracts with EU agencies found to have ‘significant scope for improvement’ where it comes to protecting citizens’ data
Ireland and Scandinavian countries oppose plans for an interim tax on the biggest digital companies, while troubles also beset a more recent compromise
An industry study identifies AI and European semiconductor self-reliance as key priorities in uncertain times
The CNIL has given WhatsApp and Facebook one month to bring themselves into compliance with French data protection law or face a fine
The search giant is likely to appeal the decision
Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and others not reaching self-imposed targets for reviewing reported content, European justice commission finds
The EC wants Irish government to recover €13bn in “illegal tax benefits” after finding Apple paid almost nothing on EU profits
European Commission readies billion euro tax penalty for Apple
CK Hutchison, parent company of Three, confirms it has appealed the EC ruling amid reports it has taken legal action too
EC says no remedies offered by Three and O2 would alleviate concerns about the damage done to the UK retail and wholesale mobile markets
Google abuses dominance of Android to stifle competition and preserve its lead in search, says EC
Google showdown with the European Commission deepens as regulators finalise Android antitrust charges
European Commission follows US Federal Trade Commission in clearing Dell-EMC merger after raising no competition concerns
ATOS, Cloud Team Alliance also get a look in as EC splashes £27m on four year cloud deals
‘Over to you’, as European Commission tells the US to sort out the Safe Harbour data sharing agreement
Neelie Kroes’ reign as head of the EC’s Digital Agenda is ending soon, but how much do you know about her time in charge?
Philips, Samsung and Infineon may reportedly be fined by the European Commission within the next few weeks for alleged chip price-fixing
A new European Commission directive has gone into effect aiming to slash the costs of rolling out high-speed broadband, a contentious issue in the UK
A group of European digital organisations and politicians have said the EC’s antitrust agreement with Google does not go far enough
Chief executives of ARM, Infineon and STMicroelectronics want to double value of Europe’s microprocessor industry by 2020
European Commission orders Google to display links to competitor services
Vodafone, BBC and others form spectrum group to establish use for UHF band
The EC wants to hear Google’s rivals’ feedback before making a decision
The European Commission will decide within weeks whether to accept Google’s latest antitrust settlement terms
Google has offered the European Commission a new range of proposed changes to its search services in a three-year-old antitrust investigation
Neelie Kroes says Europe is falling behind in 4G race and rural LTE is non-existent
Only half of EU member states have made 800MHz available for 4G services