All European Union articles – Page 2

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    EU believes that Amazon has violated competition rules

    2020-11-12T12:26:00Z

    The European Commission believes Amazon violated competition rules by unfairly benefiting from non-public data on independent sellers who use its marketplace, it said in its preliminary findings from an antitrust investigation underway against the American e-commerce giant since last year. The European Union’s executive body added it was also ...

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    EU agrees on common rules for pandemic-related travel restrictions

    2020-10-13T10:29:00Z

    The European Council has adopted a recommendation on a coordinated approach to travel restrictions in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The council comprises the heads of state or government of the countries forming the European Union, as well as the president of the council and of the European ...

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    FESI welcomes free trade agreement between EU and Vietnam

    2020-08-03T14:04:00Z

    The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry ( FESI ) is welcoming the long-awaited formal entry into the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Vietnam ( EVFTA ) on Aug. 1. After more than eight years of negotiations, the EU and Vietnam will finally benefit ...

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    New EU Platform-to-Business regulation for fair Internet business

    2020-07-16T07:43:00Z

    On July 12, 2020, a new Platform-to-Business Regulation (P2B) came into force in the European Union to ensure more transparency and fair competition from Internet marketplaces and online platforms. One of the reasons for the new quidelines is that the business of the affiliated retailers is largely dependent on ...

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    Amazon and other marketplaces could be held accountable for illegal sales

    2020-06-30T07:14:00Z

    Why the sale of illegal products through online platforms could become a problem for Amazon and other marketplaces – and why the widespread circumvention of EU competition law may soon be over