Airlines Lose Challenge to Clawback of Italian State Aid
Three budget airlines on Wednesday lost their challenge to a European Union ruling that they received illegal aid from Italy.
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European Court Tosses Loan Penalties Against Soccer Teams
Europe’s second-highest court handed a victory Thursday to two debt-ridden Spanish soccer teams, invalidating orders that forced them to pay back millions of euros to a state bank that guaranteed loans for them.
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European Court to Decide if Amazon Owes $277 Million in Taxes
Amazon and the European Commission wrapped up two days of hearings before the European Union’s second-highest court on Friday in a tax case worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Amazon Fights EU Order to Pay Back Taxes to Luxembourg
Amazon defended itself Thursday before the European Union’s second-highest court against claims that it dodged taxes in a scheme with a James Bond-worthy nickname.
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In Google Challenge of $2.6B Fine, EU Judge Talks of Raising It
No love for Google from the EU’s second-highest court on Valentine’s Day, as one judge said a $2.6 billion antitrust fine was “a small amount of cash” for the search engine juggernaut.
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‘A Clear Infraction’: EU Judge Has Stern Words for Google Conduct
It was a challenging day for Google as a judge on the EU’s second-highest court had terse words for the Silicon Valley giant about its anticompetitive behavior.
Read moreBrexit Party Ally Wins Court Battle on Misspent EU Grants
Without commenting on whether funds were in fact misused, an EU court ruled Thursday that bias tainted a six-figure decision against political supporters of Brexit activist Nigel Farage.
Read moreRubik’s Cube Loses Bid to Revive EU Trademark
Leaving the colored grid aside, the European General Court took its second stab at another puzzle involving Rubik’s Cube on Thursday and confirmed the cancellation of its trademark.
Read moreVespa Trademark
The European General Court dismissed a trademark action by Vespa scooter maker Piaggio on Tuesday, the China-made Zhejiang scooter is not similar enough to the Vespa to confuse consumers.
Read moreEU Court Blocks Romanian Bid to Stop Minority Protection Initiative
Wading a second time into a fight over a citizen’s initiative to protect national and linguistic minorities and their cultural heritages, the EU’s general court ruled Tuesday that the European Commission had the authority to register the initiative and gave sufficient reasons for doing so.
Read moreEU Tax Penalty Upheld in $33M Blow to Fiat
Europe’s second highest court upheld a penalty against Fiat on Tuesday for artificially reducing its tax burden by using a capital figure that represents just 10% of Fiat’s total equity.
Read moreEU Court Scraps $37M Antitrust Fine Against HSBC
The European General Court ruled Tuesday that HSBC does not have to pay a $37 million fine brought by antitrust regulators who found that the London-based bank and several other financial institutions worked together to manipulate prices on the EU futures market.
Read moreEU Court Nixes $33M Tax Penalty Against Starbucks
Lifting a $33 million tax penalty against Starbucks, Europe’s second highest court annulled a decision Tuesday that said the Netherlands gave the coffee giant illegal aid.
Read moreApple, Ireland Wrap Arguments Over $14B EU Tax Bill
Tech giant Apple continued its fight Wednesday against a demand for $14 billion in back taxes from the European Union, arguing alongside Ireland in the European General Court that EU regulations on corporate tax are “untethered from reality.”
Read moreApple and Ireland Fight Against EU War on Corporate Tax Deals
Tech giant Apple and Ireland took their fight over a $14 billion tax bill from the European Union to the European General Court on Tuesday, the first volley in the EU’s war on sweetheart tax deals for multinational corporations.
Read moreFines Upheld for Inflated Prices on Computer Hardware
The European General Court dismissed appeals Friday from Sony and other computer-equipment companies that were fined for fixing the prices of optical disk drives.
Read moreEU Court Upholds Toxic Designation for Chemical BPA
A trade group for the plastics industry failed to persuade the European General Court on Thursday that the industrial chemical BPA should not be classified as toxic.
Read moreEU Sanctions Lifted for Ex-Ukraine President and Others
The European General Court annulled two years of sanctions Thursday against former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych and one of his sons.
Read moreEU Court Nixes Adidas Trademark on Stripe Design
Adidas is not entitled to trademark three parallel stripes in any direction, Europe’s General Court ruled Wednesday, calling the design “inherently devoid of distinctive character” across the EU.
Read moreEx-EU Commissioner Loses Suit Over Scandal-Driven Ouster
The European General Court threw out a lawsuit Thursday by a former EU health commissioner who resigned when he was implicated in a bribery scheme with tobacco lobbyists.
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