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Nokia, Ericsson and Siemens , in a joint letter to EU lawmakers published earlier this month, drew the committee's attention to concerns from the European Patent Office, standard-setting body ETSI and other bodies on the draft rules, asking it to take a closer look.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Lufthansa's bid for a minority stake in ITA Airways could reduce competition in flights to and from Italy, EU antitrust regulators warned on Tuesday, ramping up pressure on the German carrier to offer stronger remedies. Lufthansa wants to acquire a 41% stake in the state-owned Italian carrier for 325 million euros ($353 million) as part of a capital increase. The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation, saying the deal could reduce competition in passenger air transport services on several short-haul and long-haul routes.
Alphabet's Google will tweak online search results to give comparison sites more prominence, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday, as it outlined efforts to comply with new EU tech rules...
EU regulators have not sought feedback from rivals and customers on Lufthansa's remedies related to its bid for a minority stake in ITA Airways, suggesting the deal faces a full-scale investigation, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Lufthansa put in its offer to the European Commission on Jan. 8. It was prepared to cede slots at Milan-Linate Airport, where it overlaps with the Italian state-owned company on roughly half a dozen European routes to Lufthansa hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Zurich, sources have previously told Reuters.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -British Airways owner IAG expects EU antitrust regulators to open a full-scale investigation into its plan to buy Spain's Air Europa and will offer remedies to address their concerns, IAG's chief executive said on Tuesday. The deal is part of a wave of consolidation in the airline sector, with Germany's Lufthansa seeking to buy a minority stake in Italy's state-owned ITA Airways, and Korean Air looking to buy Asiana. EU regulators have recently taken a tougher line when deciding whether to approve deals, and now sometimes want acquiring airlines to div...