Topic: Joaquin Almunia

By Nandini Sukumar and Erik Schatzker . NYSE Euronext, awaiting a final decision from the European Union on its merger with Deutsche Boerse AG, has...
The European Union's Commissioner for Competition dismissed criticism that moves to block the merger between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse were...
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The European Commission approved the restructuring Agricultural Bank of Greece, or ATE, which includes a state recapitalization for up to EUR1.14...
The European Union's antitrust policy must work side by side with its regulatory powers to make sure financial markets in Europe are fair, stable...

EU bans mega Greek airline merger

Europe's competition watchdog on Wednesday used its veto powers for the first time in four years to ban a merger of Greece's biggest carriers, Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines.Competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia said the tie-up would have resulted in ...
The European Commission imposed Wednesday 649 million euros in fines on South Korean and Taiwanese electronics firms for secret backroom price-fixing of LCD flat screens for Europe's TVs and computers.The fines, worth 860 million dollars, were slapped on Taiwan's ...
EU fines LCD pannel makers euro649 million for cartel, Samsung escapes fineThe European Union's competition watchdog on Wednesday fined five Taiwanese and South Korean electronics companies euro649 million for fixing prices on LCD panels between 2001 and 2006.A sixth company ...