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EU Closer to China Telecom Probe

Matthew Dalton, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 14 at 3:30 am PT

The European Union’s trade chief will ask for backing this week from senior members of the bloc’s executive arm to start investigations into alleged unfair trade practices by Chinese network-equipment suppliers Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., an EU official said, amid concern from European companies that such a probe could prompt a backlash against their interests in China.

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EU Presses Motorola Mobility Over Patent Licensing

Vanessa Mock and Frances Robinson, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on May 6 at 1:38 pm PT

The EU has become a key market where tech giants are slugging it out over patents.

Penguin to Drop Apple E-Book Deal to Settle EU Antitrust Probe

John Paczkowski in Media on April 19 at 12:17 pm PT

So much for that “agency” e-book model.

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Google Proposes Settlement Terms to EU Regulators

Amir Efrati, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on April 14 at 11:22 am PT

In a settlement proposal to European Union antitrust lawyers, Google will submit a legally binding commitment to make minor changes to the look of its Web-search engine in order to allay concerns that it is hurting competitors.

Coalition of Google Rivals Complains to Europe Over Android Bundling

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 8 at 9:23 pm PT

A group that includes Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle and TripAdvisor says Google is engaging in deceptive practices in its dealings with Android and mobile search.

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EU Probes iPhone Contracts

Vanessa Mock, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on March 22 at 7:05 am PT

The European Union acknowledged that it is looking into complaints from some telecoms operators that Apple Inc.’s terms for carrying the iPhone are anticompetitive, but said the matter isn’t formal and competition in the smartphone market is strong.

Apple’s Warranty Practices Still Not Good Enough for Europe

John Paczkowski in News on March 19 at 9:41 am PT

Apple’s battle over product warranty disclosures in Italy is beginning to spill over into the rest of the European Union.

Dear Brussels, You Are Fighting Last Century’s Battles

Ina Fried in News on March 6 at 1:58 pm PT

Why do European regulators spend so much time policing an aging desktop monopoly when the rest of the world has gone mobile?

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EU Fines Microsoft $732 Million

Vanessa Mock, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 6 at 3:51 am PT

Microsoft Corp. has been hit with a €561 million ($732.2 million) fine by European Union regulators after it broke its promise to offer millions of users of its Windows system a choice of rival Web browsers.

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EU Regulators Weigh New Google Crackdown

Sam Schechner, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 19 at 6:30 am PT

Privacy regulators from France and other European Union countries have proposed a coordinated crackdown before summer on Google Inc.’s privacy practices, escalating European efforts to reshape how global companies treat user data.