Margrethe Vestager

Government gets clearance to keep 12.5% tax rate for most companies

New 15% rate to apply only to businesses with turnover above €750m

Donohoe to meet with Vestager ahead of crucial OECD tax deal meeting

Pair to discuss tax reform plan ahead of key gathering of 140 countries on Friday

Consumers welcome EC move to introduce standard phone charger

All electronic devices will have to be built to accept a USB-C charger by 2024

Web Summit to require proof of vaccination or Covid-19 test

Organisers say they expect over 40,000 people to attend the conference this year

EU tech policy is not anti-American, says Margrethe Vestager

Comments come after US warned Brussels that the tone around its flagship new tech policy sent negative message

Irish motor insurers ‘restricted competition’, European Commission says

Commission investigating whether Insurance Ireland has been operating a cartel

Amazon wins appeal against €250m Luxembourg bill

Decision another blow for Vestager crackdown on preferential tax deals

EU hits Apple with music streaming charge in boost for Spotify

Technology giant says case over App Store charges is ‘opposite of fair competition’

EU to charge Apple with anti-competitive behaviour

Case relates to rules set on App store for developers

EU regulators open inquiry into Kingspan’s Trimo deal

Cavan-based company declines to comment as in-depth investigation is launched

Ireland ranks last in EU for pandemic state aid to companies

Uneven amounts of state aid raise concerns over distortion of competition within bloc

EU should give gig workers same rights as permanent staff

Commission launches consultation on employment rights

Shannon Airport passenger numbers tumble in face of Covid-19

Airports back call for easing of state aid rules to prevent industry collapsing in pandemic

No promise of a happy new year for Big Tech as EU and US lawmakers bear down

Growing antitrust and regulatory moves will change how big platforms do business

Putting digital services at the service of Europeans

With a clear and predictable framework for the single market we will be able to prevent harmful behaviour before it even takes place

New EU laws will take on dominance of Big Tech

Ambition is to to increase platforms’ responsibility for illegal content and take on digital gatekeepers”

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