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Tag: Margrethe Vestager

EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager loses yet another tax grab case

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 9:11 am1 Comment

Dealing a major setback to yet another of attempt by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to interfere in tax deals between EU countries…

EU lawmakers pass Digital Markets Act, but enforcement on ‘Big Tech’ may be problematic

Tuesday, July 5, 2022 9:34 amNo Comments

EU lawmakers have passed the Digital Markets Act, a collection of new rules for tech giants such as Apple, Alphabet subsidiary Google, Amazon…

Court rejects $1 billion EU antitrust fine against Qualcomm over Apple iPhone, iPad chip deal

Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:11 am2 Comments

U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm on Wednesday won its fight against a 997 million euro ($1.05 billion) fine imposed by EU antitrust regulators…

EU effort to regulate Apple, Big Tech delayed to spring 2023

Thursday, May 5, 2022 9:37 am1 Comment

The European Union (EU)’s flagship reform for tackling Big Tech platform power, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), will come into force…

Apple CEO Tim Cook to meet with EU competition chief Vestager in New York City

Friday, October 1, 2021 5:01 pm7 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook is in New York City on Friday for a meeting with Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition…

EU’s Vestager warns Apple against using privacy, security to limit competition

Friday, July 2, 2021 2:02 pmFriday, July 2, 202134 Comments

The European Union competition cheif Margrethe Vestager on Friday warned Apple against using privacy and security concerns to fend off…

EU antitrust regulators focus on Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 11:10 am5 Comments

EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday that the market dominance of Apple’s Siri, and knockoffs like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant…

European consumer group joins EU antitrust case against Apple

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 1:15 pmWednesday, June 2, 202110 Comments

On Wednesday, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) lobby group on Wednesday backed the European Union’s antitrust case against Apple …

Apple’s legal battles set to heat up in the European Union

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 3:36 pmTuesday, May 18, 20213 Comments

The European Union’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager issued a reminder that the tech giant’s legal battles across the…

Amazon wins $303 million court fight in another blow to EU tax grab crusade

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:06 am3 Comments

Amazon won its fight against an European Union order to pay some 250 million euros ($303 million) in so-called back taxes to Luxembourg…

Apple hit with landmark EU antitrust charges over App Store practices

Friday, April 30, 2021 11:23 amFriday, April 30, 202134 Comments

In a landmark move by European Union (EU) antitrust regulators, Apple has been charged with abusing its dominant position in the music…

EU accuses Apple of distorting competition in the music streaming market

Friday, April 30, 2021 9:26 amFriday, April 30, 202110 Comments

Siding with Spotify in a case that could lead to a large fine and changes in Apple’s App Store business practices, EU regulators accused …

EU’s Vestager warns Apple to treat all apps equally with privacy consent tool

Monday, February 8, 2021 5:04 pm1 Comment

Europe’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, has warned Apple to give equal treatment to all apps on its platform as the company institutes…

In bid to overturn $15.7 billion Apple tax verdict, EU claims court made errors

Monday, February 1, 2021 9:12 am25 Comments

EU antitrust bureaucrats have claimed a court made legal errors when it scrapped their 13 billion euro ($15.7B) Apple tax grab in Ireland…

EU announces sweeping new rules on Big Tech companies

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 5:31 pm7 Comments

“Big Tech” could soon face stiff fines and stricter controls over their behavior as part of sweeping new European Union rules. The remedies…

EU digital chief invites Big Tech to talks about how to curb their powers

Thursday, November 19, 2020 5:03 pm5 Comments

The European Union’s digital chief has invited companies including Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook to video talks next week to discuss…

Apple: ‘We have always abided by the law in Ireland,’ as EU appeals tax grab loss

Friday, September 25, 2020 9:10 amMonday, February 1, 202110 Comments

On Friday, Apple said it has always complied with Irish tax laws and that the issue which led to an EU tax order of 13 billion euros…

Apple court triumph forces tough choice for Vestager’s EU tax crusade

Monday, September 21, 2020 11:49 am13 Comments

Apple’s July court triumph over a massive European Union tax grab is forcing antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager to make a tough choice…

Developers of Telegram app file EU antitrust complaint against Apple

Thursday, July 30, 2020 8:57 am24 Comments

Apple is facing another antitrust complaint in Europe, this time from the developers of encrypted messenger app Telegram …

EU regulators to probe Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and other voice assistants

Thursday, July 16, 2020 10:25 am6 Comments

EU regulators are probing if there are competition problems in the market for voice assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and other…

Apple wins fight over $14.9 billion tax grab in blow to EU

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 9:00 amWednesday, July 15, 202027 Comments

Apple won its court fight over a record $14.9 billion Irish tax grab in a crushing blow to EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager…

Apple reduces massive bill for back taxes the EU claims it must pay Ireland

Wednesday, January 29, 2020 5:32 pmWednesday, January 29, 2020No Comments

According to regulatory filings, Apple reduced a massive back tax bill it must pay Ireland after other governments claimed a slice of the payment last year…

EU’s Vestager says she’s received many concerns regarding Apple Pay

Thursday, November 7, 2019 11:16 amThursday, November 7, 201910 Comments

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told a news briefing at Web Summit that she has received many expressions…

Starbucks wins, Fiat loses, Apple kept guessing in EU tax grab rulings

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 8:42 am44 Comments

Starbucks Corp. won a court fight and a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV unit lost one over European Union tax orders in decisions…

Apple may get clues about its chances of winning tax case of the century

Monday, September 23, 2019 10:28 am4 Comments

Apple has been arguing its case at the European Union’s General Court to topple a record 13 billion-euro ($14.3 billion) EU tax order…

Apple and Ireland blast European Commission’s ‘fairy story’ behind $14 billion EU tax grab

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:02 pmWednesday, September 18, 20199 Comments

Apple accused the European Commission of misunderstanding its business on day two of the iPhone maker’s appeal against a $14 billion tax order…

Apple slams EU as epic court battle over $14 billion tax clawback commences

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 1:39 pm7 Comments

Lawyers for the world’s biggest company faced EU officials in the Luxembourg court, challenging a decision that CEO Tim Cook slammed at the time as “total political crap” with no basis in law…

Apple says $14 billion EU tax clawback ‘defies reality and common sense’

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 8:39 am25 Comments

Apple is appealing to Europe’s second highest court to overturn the European Commission’s 2016 ruling that it pay the record sum of over 13 billion euros to Ireland…

Apple takes fight against $14.4 billion EU tax grab to court

Monday, September 16, 2019 8:46 amTuesday, September 17, 20196 Comments

Apple is expected to send a six-man delegation headed by Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri to the two-day court hearing…

Apple to fight EU’s $14 billion tax grab in European court next month

Friday, August 16, 2019 8:57 am8 Comments

Since 2016, both Apple and Ireland have been denying the merit of the European Union’s tax clawback…

Ireland invests disputed Apple taxes in low-risk bonds

Monday, July 1, 2019 2:51 pmMonday, July 1, 2019No Comments

Ireland’s debt agency has invested disputed taxes collected from Apple in low risk, highly rated euro-dominated fixed income securities…

President Trump suggests European Union out of line in suing U.S. tech firms

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 8:26 pmWednesday, June 26, 201911 Comments

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested the European Union was out of line in suing U.S. technology companies…

EU’s Margrethe Vestager says Europe must lead the way with a digital taxes

Monday, April 8, 2019 10:01 amMonday, April 8, 201932 Comments

There is still disagreement among EU members over how to implement a so-called ‘GAFA tax’ – named after Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – to ensure the global internet giants pay…

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager may investigate Apple Pay if there are formal complaints

Monday, December 10, 2018 12:00 pmMonday, December 10, 20184 Comments

Apple’s mobile payment service Apple Pay, launched in October 2014, is available in 10 EU countries…

Second term unlikely for EU commissioner Margrethe Vestager

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 3:03 pmWednesday, October 3, 20188 Comments

European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, a former leader of a political party…

Apple acquires Shazam, offering more ways to discover and enjoy music; Shazam app will soon become ad-free for all users

Monday, September 24, 2018 4:56 pmThursday, February 21, 20195 Comments

Apple today announced it has completed its acquisition of Shazam…

Apple pays €14.3 billion Irish tax bill amid ongoing appeal over EU tax grab

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 3:00 pmTuesday, September 18, 201843 Comments

Ireland has collected €14.3bn in disputed back taxes and interest from Apple….

EU clears Apple’s purchase of Shazam

Thursday, September 6, 2018 1:37 pmThursday, September 6, 20188 Comments

The European Union approved Apple’s planned acquisition of British music discovery app Shazam on Thursday…

How Apple easily circumvented EU Competition Commissioner Margarethe Vestager’s tax grab

Monday, June 25, 2018 12:01 pmMonday, June 25, 201818 Comments

In August 2016, European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager told Ireland to claw back 13 billion euros…

Apple declines invite to EU hearing, cites appeal against EU tax clawback

Friday, June 1, 2018 2:01 pmFriday, June 1, 201837 Comments

iPhone maker Apple has turned down an invitation to an EU lawmakers’ hearing…

Apple $1.8 billion tax arrears payment eases EU pressure on Ireland

Friday, May 18, 2018 8:58 amFriday, May 18, 20184 Comments

European authorities indicated they are open to dropping a case against Ireland…

Apple to fight EU Irish tax clawback without U.S. support role

Thursday, May 17, 2018 4:00 pmThursday, May 17, 20183 Comments

The U.S. lost a bid to help Apple Inc.’s court fight against the European Union’s order to pay Ireland…

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