Samuel Stolton

European Competition Reporter

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European Commission Headquarters

EU Plans to Ease Merger Rules to Spur Global Champions, Report Says

April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026

EU Plans to Ease Merger Rules to Spur Global Champions, Report Says

European Commission Headquarters

April 16, 2026

April 16, 2026

Google Told to Share Search Data With AI Rivals in EU Proposal

Google To Invest $40 Billion In New Data Centers In Texas

April 15, 2026

April 15, 2026

Meta Faces Risk of EU Restrictions Over WhatsApp AI Concern

Millions Flock To Signal And Telegram After Facebook Outage

April 15, 2026

April 15, 2026

Nutella-Maker Ferrero Targeted in Anonymous European Union Antitrust Raids

Italy’s Ferrero International SA Agrees to Buy Kellogg in $3.1 Billion Deal

April 13, 2026

April 13, 2026

Chocolate Firm Hit by EU Raids Over Suspected Competition Harms

A Chocolate Store As Tariff War Threatens to Fracture Global Food Trade

April 13, 2026

April 13, 2026

EU Appoints Former Von der Leyen Aide to Top Competition Job

Teresa Ribera and Anthony Whelan.

March 31, 2026

March 31, 2026

EDF Hit by EU Subsidy Probe Into €73 Billion Nuclear Plans

An EDF nuclear power station.

March 26, 2026

March 26, 2026

Big Tech Acqui-Hire Flurry Needs More Scrutiny, EU’s Ribera Says

March 18, 2026

March 18, 2026

‘EU Inc.’ Plan Seeks to Spur Startups to Rival US, China

Belgian Economy As Lagarde Says Sustaining ECB Rate at 4% Should Help on Prices

March 12, 2026

March 12, 2026

Big Tech’s ‘Entire’ AI Operations Under EU Antitrust Scrutiny

Teresa Ribera

March 2, 2026

March 2, 2026

Europe Risks Getting Dragged Into Hostilities in the Middle East

Drone strikes in Cyprus has Europe readying defenses

Iranian Drone Crashes Into UK RAF Base In Cyprus

February 17, 2026

February 17, 2026

Shein Risks Fines as EU Probes Sale of Child-Like Sex Dolls

Demonstrators protest the opening of Shein's first retail store in Paris, in November.

February 13, 2026

February 13, 2026

Universal Wins Conditional EU Nod for $775 Million Downtown Deal

Universal Music

February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026

Google Hit by EU Antitrust Probe Over Search Ads Pricing

Perplexity Makes $34.5 Billion Bid for Google's Chrome

February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026

European Commission Probed Over Real Estate Sales to Belgium

The European Commission's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

February 12, 2026

February 12, 2026

EU Should Scrap Release of €10 Billion in Hungary Funds, Court Aide Says

HUNGARY-GERMANY-POLITICS-TRIAL

February 9, 2026

February 9, 2026

Meta Hit By EU Warning to Open WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots

Meta Ahead Of Earnings Figures

February 6, 2026

February 6, 2026

Broadcom Faces Mounting EU Scrutiny Over VMware Licensing Curbs

Broadcom Website Ahead Of Earnings Figures

February 6, 2026

February 6, 2026

TikTok Hit By EU Ultimatum Over Addictive Design Dangers

Australia's Social Media Ban for Children Under 16

February 6, 2026

February 6, 2026

Winter Olympics 2026 Distracts From Probe Into Ski Cartel

Freestyle Skiing Training - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics: Day -1