European Commission stories - Page 2

There is broad global support for moves to curb international tax avoidance, New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English said on the sidelines of the.

NZ and South Korea seal a free-trade deal, slashing $230m in export tariffs, aiming to boost two-way trade currently valued at $4bn.

Search giant stacked on workers last year to keep pace with an online advertising market that's growing at the expense of newspapers and television.

The European Commission has stung Microsoft with a US$731m fine for violating terms of its settlement of an ant-trust case - but will it care?.

Google moves towards settling EU anti-trust dispute by offering concessions to address competition concerns and avoid hefty fines.

The public is to get an official peek at the controversial,<br />and largely secret, ACTA negotiations later this week.

EU parliament demands transparency in ACTA talks, voting 663 to 13 to end secrecy and reject Internet disconnection penalties for copyright enforcement.

The US is set to lessen its grip on the Internet with a new agreement set to transfer much control from the government to ICANN in the coming days.

Users must safeguard competition in network industries as Europe faces threats of monopolies and anti-competitive states.