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EU approves Lloyds plan to offload branches
Brussels :: Belgium | 19 days ago
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Lloyds Banking Group to sell off parts of its business were formally given the green light by the European Commission yesterday. Earlier this month, Lloyds announced proposals to dispose of at least 600 branches – about a fifth of its UK network – to...
Tags: Lloyds Banking Group PLC, EU Clears Lloyds Restructuring, competition concerns, European Commission on Wednesday, Competition Commissioner, eu approved, restructuring plans, european competition, Belgium, Brussels, Lloyds Bank, Cheltenham & Gloucester, Neelie Kroes, HBOS, United Kingdom bank rescue package, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds TSB, Trustee Savings Bank, Business Finance, European Union, Politics, European Commissioner for Competition, Nationalization, Bank of Scotland, Halifax
Big pharma expresses relief over EU inquiry
Brussels :: Belgium | 5 months ago
Credibility EU executive's final report on the sector and welcomed the "constructive policy recommendations". At a briefing yesterday (8 July), EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes pressed for greater use of cheaper generic medicines in caring for an ageing...
Tags: EU Competition, trust probe, Neelie Kroes, competition commissioner, generics drugs, European Commission, generics medicines, Les Laboratoires Servier, commissioner neelie
EU competition chief eyes RBS, Lloyds asset sale
London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago
Credibility European regulators could compel Britain’s state-controlled banks to sell chunks of their assets to comply with competition rules, the EU’s top competition regulator said here Tuesday. EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes singled out Royal Bank of...
Tags: Neelie Kroes, Lloyds Banking Group PLC, EU Competition, competition commissioner, Lloyds TSB
Pan-European iTunes in sight, says Commission
Brussels :: Belgium | 6 months ago
Credibility There is a clear willingness expressed by the major players in online music distribution in Europe to tackle the many barriers which prevent consumers from fully benefiting from the opportunities that the Internet provides," said EU Competition Commissioner...
Tags: Neelie Kroes, European Union Competition, commissioner neelie, competition commissioner
EU to present guidelines on banks' toxic assets
Brussels :: Belgium | 9 months ago
Credibility The European Commission will next week present guidelines on how European Union (EU) member states can deal with banks' toxic assets, the EU's top antitrust official said on Thursday. "Next we must deal with impaired and toxic assets, and move forward...
Tags: EU Competition, toxic assets, Neelie Kroes, competition commissioner
BAA told to sell three airports
London :: United Kingdom | 11 months ago
Credibility The watchdog says the decision is subject to a final consultation but is necessary to improve levels of service at UK airports. In August, the watchdog had said BAA may have to sell three of its airports because of a lack of competition. Several firms...
Tags: Gatwick, BAA, Edinburgh Airport, Stansted, Competition Commissioner, The Competition Commission, Heathrow, Crawley, Glasgow Airport, sell gatwick
EU approves French bank aid scheme
Brussels :: Belgium | 12 months ago
Credibility French banks will pay back state aid at a much lower rate than British banks because they are in better shape, the European Commission said today. The average level of interest expected for French banks will be 8 per cent compared to the 12 per cent that...
Tags: EU Competition, European Union Competition, European Commission, French, rescue plans, banks rescue, Neelie Kroes, competition commissioner, aid rules, higher fees
EU opposes car subsidies race
Brussels :: Belgium | about 1 year ago
Credibility Europe's competition commissioner has cautioned Germany and France against starting a race with the US to subsidise the car industry. Car manufacturers around the world have said that the economic fallout from the financial crisis is taking its toll on...
Tags: subsidies race, EU Competition, France, car subsidies, competition commissioner, Germany, european union
Jagger debates EU online retailing
Brussels :: Belgium | about 1 year ago
Credibility Jagger lent glamour today to a button-down roundtable discussion about internet retailing opportunities in the European Union. The Rolling Stones frontman mingled with the likes of Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and French luxury goods tycoon Bernard...
Tags: EU Competition, Mick Jagger, European Commission, online retailing, Neelie Kroes, competition commissioner, European Union, commissioner neelie
Kroes calls for open standards in eGovernment
Brussels :: Belgium | about 1 year ago
Credibility Kroes's� speech follows a� petition filed in May by the open source community against the European Parliament. The institution�stands�accused of using only closed technology, therefore obliging citizens to buy specific proprietary software to...
Tags: opened standards, Neelie Kroes, Microsoft Corp., closed technology, competition commissioner, commissioner neelie, eu competition
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