3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (595+ words) The General Court upheld the ban on 9th September, concluding that the transaction would have strengthened Booking’s position in online hotel reservations. But it also identified weaknesses in parts of the Commission’s analysis, including calculations of the expected increase in market…...

4+ day, 53+ min ago   (309+ words) Google said the programme could create about 7,000 jobs a year once the sites are operating, including indirect work among suppliers and local services. It also expects up to 37,000 jobs nationwide during construction. The figures cover the wider economic effect and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (431+ words) The question goes to the centre of the dispute between search platforms and the news industry. Publishers may wish to prevent articles from being used to generate an answer that reduces the need for a reader to visit their site....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (537+ words) The incident was detected at about 8am on Tuesday at Turnow-Preilack, north of Cottbus. The site links the Jänschwalde power station—the largest generating plant in Brandenburg—to the transmission network operated by 50Hertz. According to Brandenburg police, investigators found several improvised…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (534+ words) Heylen Warehouses, Audi, the Brussels-Capital Region and the municipality of Forest announced the agreement on Tuesday. The 55-hectare complex will be renamed Ringspark21 and divided among industrial users, small and medium-sized companies and technology businesses. The joint announcement describes the property…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (538+ words) The planned meeting, first reported by Reuters, would be a change in conduct rather than a change in declared policy. Berlin has resisted a takeover and argued that UniCredit and Commerzbank should first discuss their intentions directly. It has not…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (766+ words) The division generated €5.7 billion in sales last year, equivalent to about 15 per cent of group revenue, and employs approximately 17,000 people. It produces industrial steam turbines, generators, compressors and hydrogen electrolysers. The group intends to separate the unit legally and operationally,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (639+ words) The provisional Federal Statistical Office figures show a €36.6 billion year-on-year increase in the deficit. Revenue rose by 2.8 per cent to €1.0732 trillion, but expenditure increased by 6.1 per cent to €1.1445 trillion. That gap between revenue and spending growth is the central fact....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (844+ words) Three people familiar with the matter told Reuters that two alternatives had been submitted before the board meets on 4 September. Their contents have not been disclosed, and spokespersons for the supervisory board, works council and Lower Saxony declined to comment....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (745+ words) Eurostat recorded exports of €680.0 billion and imports of €701.8 billion. Compared with the first quarter, exports increased by 5.4 per cent, or €34.9 billion, while imports rose by 9.9 per cent, or €63.4 billion. The headline reversal is important, but its composition is more revealing....