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Competition and Industrial Policy

Latest news, analysis and comment on competition policy in Europe and beyond.
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Italy’s beach warfare pits Meloni’s party against bathers

Beach bars and restaurants were supposed to open up exclusive rights to the shoreline by the end of last year.

June 18, 2024 6:00 am CET

Draghi backs French-style trade, industrial policy

Higher trade barriers, more subsidies, and bigger European companies, are all part of the solution.

June 14, 2024 4:53 pm CET

EU presents China with clear way to avert EV duties — good luck with that

Beijing would have to overhaul its subsidy-driven export model to meet European Union demands.

June 14, 2024 2:40 pm CET

Top Chinese official visits Brussels next week amid trade tension

EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are expected to feature prominently in the talks.

June 14, 2024 11:45 am CET

Europe buys automakers time with Chinese EV tariffs. Has it saved them?

As the EU executive imposes tariffs on emissions-free cars, politicians are campaigning to save the internal combustion engine.

June 13, 2024 5:26 pm CET

Lufthansa’s ITA deal set to get EU approval

Clearance will diffuse tensions between Brussels and Rome over a deal that keeps Italian carrier flying.

June 13, 2024 5:02 pm CET

China threatens to challenge European EV duties at WTO

European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to impose duties of up to 38.1 percent on electric vehicle imports from China.

June 13, 2024 10:52 am CET

These are Europe’s new MEPs

POLITICO has pulled together a list of Europe’s new parliamentarians from each member country.

June 13, 2024 9:12 am CET

EU shocks China with EV duties of up to 38 percent

Beijing has threatened to retaliate against European aviation, farmers and spirits makers if Brussels targets its electric vehicle makers with punitive tariffs.

June 12, 2024 11:57 am CET

Germany launches 11th-hour bid to avert trade war with China

Germany wants the EU to set tariffs on electric vehicles at a low level to avoid severe retaliation from Beijing.

June 11, 2024 5:36 pm CET

Lufthansa ups its offer to try to win over EU on ITA deal

Italy has pushed hard for the deal to be cleared.

June 11, 2024 6:00 am CET

Gulf money’s targeting of European telecoms raises hackles

State-owned Gulf telecoms giants are scooping up European assets as the EU becomes more dubious about foreign investors.

June 11, 2024 6:00 am CET
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June 10, 2024 5:00 am CET

The ECB has cut its key interest rate: So what?

We all knew it was coming, but what does it mean in practice?

June 6, 2024 4:55 pm CET

ECB cuts interest rates for first time since 2019

The central bank has revised up its forecasts for growth and inflation this year, casting doubt over the scope for easing policy any further.

June 6, 2024 2:34 pm CET

US sets stage for antitrust probes of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI

The U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are nearing an agreement to divvy up investigations of potential anticompetitive conduct by some of the world’s largest technology companies in the artificial intelligence industry, according to three people with knowledge of the negotiations.

June 6, 2024 7:36 am CET
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June 6, 2024 4:01 am CET

ECB to deliver historic rate cut on Thursday

Lagarde can count the first rate cut in the absence of a financial earthquake in two decades as a major win.

June 5, 2024 2:54 pm CET

Big Mac vs. Supermac: McDonald’s loses EU trademark fight

EU top court ruling says the fast food giant can no longer trademark Big Mac for chicken.

June 5, 2024 11:22 am CET

Meet the likely next crop of MEPs

Projection time: POLITICO estimates who will be elected to the European Parliament on Sunday.

June 4, 2024 5:01 pm CET

The European Parliament has changed your life — really. Here’s how.

As Europe gears up to vote in the EU election, we look at what the last crop of MEPs did for you.

June 4, 2024 3:00 pm CET

Microsoft to pay off cloud industry group to end EU antitrust complaint

Possible deal involves a multimillion-dollar payout to cloud association backed by Amazon.

June 1, 2024 4:00 am CET

There’s no single market for Coca-Cola and Nutella

The Dutch want to know why they’re paying more than Germans for Coca-Cola, Nutella and ice cream.

May 31, 2024 6:00 am CET

Germany backs down in gas levy fight

The climbdown comes after the EU threatened legal action and capitals warned the fees were making it harder to quit Russian energy.

May 30, 2024 3:24 pm CET
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