Competition Margrethe Vestager

Ljubljana – Several parties welcomed on Thursday the European Commission’s announcement that the state funding of the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) does not constitute state aid because the STA is performing a public service. Most opposition parties said the government had inquired about this to delay the payment. The government has not responded.

The Ministry of European Investments and Projects (MIPE) has submitted to the European Commission all the extended components of Romania's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), and minister Cristian Ghinea will discuss them in Brussels, April 12-16 April.

Ljubljana – The government has provisionally approved the release of overdue budget payments to the Slovenian Press Agency (STA) as required by the 7th economic stimulus package, the Government Communication Office (UKOM) said on Thursday.

By Helga Trüpel *

There are weighty contradictions in how the progressive-left camp interprets the term ‘freedom’.

The European Union has blocked the large-scale merger of the London Stock Exchange with German Deutsche Boerse on the grounds of apprehensions about competition and Brexit.

"After the parties failed to propose the necessary measures for dealing with our apprehensions about competition, the EC decided to ban the merger," stated European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager.

Russian giant Gazprom is ready to take into consideration the regulations of the European Union and thus avoid the penalty fees, reported Reuters, citing a statement of the European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager.

The European Commission will conduct a market survey before deciding finally whether to fine Russian company Gazprom or make a deal with it, stated European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager.

Months of simmering tension between U.S. and European officials on tax and other issues have boiled over as the EU's top competition regulator stood by her decision to demand more than $14 billion in tax repayments from Apple, tweeting that she may investigate other major U.S. companies on Sept. 17, ahead of meetings with officials in Washington.