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Fast Company David Lumb	Europe Unveils Strategy To (Finally) Compete With U.S. Tech Titans After multiple lawsuits aimed at U.S. tech titans, the European Union is proposing a unified digital marketplace for companies in all 28 member states that would compete with the likes of Facebook and Google.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Seth Jayson	Surprise! EU Hates Microsoft Europe's latest shot across Microsoft's bow shouldn't faze investors. Whether the bad vibes and hostile European business environment offer more opportunity than risk for investors will depend, to a great degree, on how the Vista rollout goes.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2006 Tim Beyers	Home of the Double Standard The EU has decided that it's not in the best interest of consumers for Microsoft to bundle much of anything in Windows Vista. There's a distinct difference between placing common-sense restrictions on monopoly power and requiring users to accept less-than-excellent software.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2009 Tim Beyers	Europe to Larry Ellison: It's On, Maybe EU regulators open an antitrust investigation of Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
Fast Company John Paul Titlow	The EU Officially Reveals Its Plan To Reduce Silicon Valley's Power In Europe As part of its ongoing effort to reposition its economy, the European Union just formally unveiled plans to unify its fractured markets and take a more aggressive stance toward U.S. tech companies.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Microsoft Strikes Back The EU seems to want to make an example of Microsoft, and of all the potential candidates this could spell trouble for investors.
Fast Company David Lumb	The European Union Is Preparing To Sue Google, And It Wants A Fight As the The Wall Street Journal reports, Margrethe Vestager wants a landmark case that will set precedent for how tech mega corporations operate in the EU.
Fast Company Annelise McGough	Google Cites Free Nature Of Search In EU Antitrust Defense Google has been the subject of a formal antitrust investigation in the European Union since April, over charges that it unfairly displays its own shopping service more prominently than competitors in search results.
InternetNews February 23, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Microsoft Faces New Antitrust Complaint The European Committee for Interoperable Systems said Office is a prime example why the EU should investigate practices that reinforce Microsoft's alleged monopolies and extend its market dominance into current and future products.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2009 Jordan DiPietro	The Microsoft Saga Comes to an End The EU ends its decade long litigation against the software giant.
Fast Company David Lumb	Continuing Its Battle With Silicon Valley, The EU Will Probe How Ads Affect Search Results The EU commission is launching a separate investigation into how online platforms list search results and how they use customer data -- all as part of a general plan for a "unified digital market" announced last week.
InternetNews April 27, 2005 Clint Boulton	Tensions Rise Between EU, Microsoft A European Union official tells Microsoft's CEO to comply with orders aimed at increasing competition or face punitive action.
InternetNews March 16, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Sides Taken For Microsoft's Antitrust Fight The Court of First Instance allows companies to intervene on behalf of the software maker and Europe in antitrust case.
InternetNews March 24, 2004 Erin Joyce	Microsoft Hit with Record EU Fine European Commission finds the world's largest software company guilty of breaking antitrust law by abusing its 'virtual monopoly' with its Windows operating system.
Chemistry World July 29, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Switzerland R&D spending falls after Horizon 2020 cash freeze This check on Swiss research collaboration on EU-funded projects was in response to a vote that limited EU immigration from other member states.
InternetNews September 27, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Microsoft Prepared to Strip Media Player As a crucial European antitrust appeals hearing draws near, Microsoft indicates it has a WMP-free Windows ready to go -- if needed.
InternetNews April 6, 2005 Jim Wagner	Tech Companies Lobby Against Microsoft U.S. tech firms are backing an organization's efforts to shut down Microsoft's EU appeal.
InternetNews January 29, 2010	Europe Poised for Online Privacy Push EU commissioner outlines plans to update Europe's privacy laws to keep pace with the digital age.
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 James Mehring	European Union: Sending The Wrong Signal To Business Recently proposed measures intended to protect workers' health and safety could also be a competitive drag for the EU.
InternetNews March 30, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Microsoft Fights Possible EU Fine Microsoft headed into two days of closed-door hearings with European regulators, facing $2.4 million in daily fines over what the EU feel is noncompliance with a 2004 antitrust ruling.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	Microsoft Speaks Out About EU "Safe Harbor" Policy Earlier this month, the European Union undid its long-standing "Safe Harbor" policy, which allowed foreign tech companies to store data about European users in data centers outside of Europe.
BusinessWeek January 26, 2004	Another Battle Over European Union Rules The European Commission put its credibility on the line on Jan. 13 when it asked the European Court of Justice to review the controversial November decision by European Union Finance Ministers not to punish France and Germany for breaking the EU's financial regulations.
InternetNews April 21, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Another Strike For Microsoft EU Defense A New York court's decision is the last slap for Microsoft as it prepares for next week's antitrust ruling appeal.
Chemistry World December 4, 2014 Ned Stafford	Plan to divert EU research cash into investment fund gets chilly response from scientists The proposal would see the money moved from Horizon 2020 into a new investment fund to bolster Europe's economy and create jobs.
InternetNews January 8, 2008	Apple Seen Set to Resolve EU iTunes Case Charges that Apple broke European rules by pricing songs country-by-country may soon be ended.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2011 Jared Cummans	Friday's ETF to Watch: European Union Fund Currency issues put this ETF in focus today.
InternetNews July 27, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Set with Day in Court An EU appeals court will hear its request to suspend penalties in its antitrust judgment against the software vendor.
InternetNews December 4, 2009	Oracle Says It's Not Backing Down in EU Challenge Rumors suggested that Oracle would give in to European regulators' concerns about its buy of Sun-owned MySQL. Not so, the database giant says.
Chemistry World February 18, 2014 Ned Stafford	GM maize poised for approval in Europe The European commission is on the verge of authorizing a genetically modified maize for cultivation after ministers from EU member nations last week failed to muster a large enough majority to reject the crop.
InternetNews March 21, 2005 Jim Wagner	Microsoft Expands Shared Source to EU Members Microsoft must share the source code with software developers, OEMs, systems integrators and academic institutions under a license that allows them to make changes.
InternetNews October 12, 2005 Colin C. Haley	A Real Settlement With Ripple Effects? Now that RealNetworks is willing to forgive and forget with Microsoft, will overseas regulators?
InternetNews February 24, 2004 Alexander Wolfe	EU Closer to Microsoft Decision The European Union's long-running antitrust case against Microsoft moved another step closer to its conclusion, with the EU's antitrust chief confirming that he has set a date for deciding the case.
InternetNews November 8, 2007	EU Presses U.S. to Change Internet Gambling Law The United States must change an Internet gambling law that discriminates against European companies by preventing them from offering services in the U.S. market.
InternetNews March 29, 2006 Ed Sutherland	EU to Microsoft: Unbundle or Else European regulators are warning Microsoft to remove several features from the upcoming Windows Vista operating system or face being barred from the European market.
Fast Company David Lumb	Facebook Tracks You Even If You Opt Out, Says Belgian Report If you have suspected Facebook is tracking you for ad campaigns, no matter what, all the time: You are right.
InternetNews November 13, 2009	Should Oracle Dump Europe Before MySQL? How far can Oracle afford to go if it can't win over European regulators to complete its purchase of Sun?
The Motley Fool July 6, 2004 Rich Smith	Can Sonoco Roll Up Europe? The EU casts a suspicious eye on the S.C.-based packaging firm's joint venture with Ahlstrom, that aims to reduce costs and maximize profits in the EU market for cores, a cardboard insert for rolled-up materials.
InternetNews September 14, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	Decision Time For Microsoft's EU Appeal Much is at stake for the software company, as the European Court of First Instance prepares to rule Monday on Microsoft's appeal of the EC's antitrust judgment.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Laura D'Andrea Tyson	How Europe Is Revving Its Engine A tough new economic agenda focuses on growth, job creation, and technological innovation.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2004 Seth Jayson	Microsoft, EU Continue Squabble The European Union rejects the latest offer to settle a dispute over Windows Media Player.
Chemistry World February 28, 2014 Patrick Walter	Europe suspends Swiss research status in immigration row An immigration spat has led the European commission to suspend Switzerland's participation as a full member of the EU's research and education programs.
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Chemistry World June 25, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Austria to sue EU over UK nuclear aid The Austrian government is to file a legal challenge against the EU next week over its recent decision to allow the UK to fund a new nuclear plant using state aid.
InternetNews March 22, 2006 Roy Mark	Lukewarm Response to Microsoft's Latest EU Offer Microsoft's offer of "free, unlimited" technical support to rivals is generating only a lukewarm response from European Commission antitrust regulators.
InternetNews March 19, 2008	EU Sets 30 Percent Broadband Target For 2010 The European Commission wants to raise broadband Internet penetration in the European Union to 30 percent in 2010 from 20 percent today in an effort to drive economic growth, its top telecoms regulator said on Wednesday.
InternetNews April 3, 2007 David Needle	EU: Apple Has Europe in iTunes Cuffs The European Commission has issued a complaint against Apple and major record companies over the way music is sold via Apple's online iTunes store.
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Food Processing April 2006 David Joy	Regulatory Issues: WTO Sides With U.S. on GM Crops What the World Trade Organization decided on biotech foods in the European Union, and what it means to American producers.
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 Greene & Reinhardt	Microsoft: First Europe, Then...? European Union regulators are on the verge of handing down a ruling in the five-year-old antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. (MSFT ), and it looks like the software giant will get a slap across the face that could sting for a while. Details leaking out suggest regulators will require Microsoft to pay a substantial fine and disclose details about how rivals' server software can work better with Windows PCs.