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On Google antitrust case: “Let’s face it, some companies want to hurt Google and it goes as simple as that”

April 14, 2015 by The Sting's Team Leave a Comment

After 5 long lingering years a bit of light will be cast on Google’s antitrust case in Europe. Former Commissioner Joaquin Almunia for Competition failed to resolve the matter successfully during his term, going back and forth numerous times. Like a modern Pontius Pilate who “washed his hands”, the Spanish politician, who launched the Google investigation back […]

Filed Under: Competition, Digital, Policy Tagged With: Almunia, Axel Springer, Bing, CEO, DG Comp, DG Competition, dominant position, fine, FTC, Google, Google Antitrust Case, Intel, Margrethe Vestager, Microsoft, Pontius Pilate, search engines, settlements, TripAdvisor, turnover

To Bing or Not to Bing? That is the question

March 21, 2013 by Leo Buonapartis Leave a Comment

It was earlier today that the Vice-President of the European Commission, Joaquin Almunia, received an open letter signed by a dozen complainants that ask for the strictest possible punishment in the long pending Google Antitrust case. This letter signed by 11 internet companies came as the next strategic move of the fierce Anti-Google lobby that […]

Filed Under: Business, Digital Tagged With: antitrust investigation, European Commission, Federal Trade Commission, fine, Foundem, Google, ICOMP, Joaquín Almunia, Microsoft, Search Engine

Weaponized AI: Existential Threat Yesterday

May 30, 2023

This article was written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Alexandros K. Liakopoulos. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. Current affairs bomb us all every second with hard doses of reality. Reality is not about conversations, bullet points and […]

Pandemics of the Past and the Uncertain Road Ahead

May 18, 2023

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Dr. Amity Gumber. Public Health, Professional as a niche in Health Policy analysis from India. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s view on the topic, nor The European Sting’s one. Throughout history, humanity has faced numerous […]

Monkeypox, an emerging pandemic

November 16, 2022

This article was written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Ms. Maryam Omar Alamodi, a 4th year medical student at Alfaisal University, college of Medicine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. While the world is […]

The Baltic States and the European Defence Fund: results for the first call available

August 9, 2022

This article was written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Mr Donatas Palavenis. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. The commentary reviews the results of the 2021 Calls for Proposals for the European Defence Fund (EDF) where participants from […]

Georgia’s EU bid: chasing a solution to domestic issues?

August 8, 2022

This article was written for The European Sting by the political correspondent Ms. Katarzyna Rybarczyk. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. Since the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia began in 2009, Georgia has come a long way in terms of preparing to […]

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