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What The Auto Industry Can Teach Us About The EU's Airline Emissions Trading System

BY Kate RockwoodMon Nov 21, 2011

In January, the European Union's Emissions Trading System--the largest carbon market for greenhouse gases--plans to forcefully enroll any airline that stops in Europe. Airlines are livid and warning of increased ticket prices. But as the history of fuel-economy standards in the automobile industry shows, today's environmental obstruction is tomorrow's common sense.READ»

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European Union Joins FTC in Apple vs. Adobe Probe

BY Austin CarrTue Aug 10, 2010

The very public war between Adobe and Apple is heating up, with another Flash supporter jumping in the ring. The European Union has joined forces with the FTC in an investigation of whether Apple's policies hinder competition. ...READ»

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Microsoft and Intel Fight E.U. Lawsuits Just as Antitrust Policies in the U.S. Get Tougher

BY Kit EatonMon May 11, 2009

The European Union's taking a strict line on anti-competitive behavior by two giants of the computing industry: Intel and Microsoft. This week, Microsoft is wriggling to try and fend off an E.U. ruling against it, while the chip maker ...READ»

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European Union Accuses Microsoft of More Anti-Competitive Action

BY Kit EatonMon Jan 19, 2009

The European Union has just taken a fresh bite at Microsoft's anit-competitive business practices, and accused the company of harming "competition between web browsers" by bundling Internet Explorer with its Windows OSs. It's a ...READ»

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Some EU Plasma TVs to Go the Way of the Dodo Bird

BY Kit EatonMon Jan 12, 2009

Speaking to a newspaper this weekend, government ministers in Britain intend to ban giant flatscreen plasma TVs that don't meet stringent energy efficiency requirements. It sounds draconian, but apparently it's all with the goal of ...READ»