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Mergers: Commission sends Korean Air Statement of Objections over proposed acquisition of Asiana

May 18, 2023 by European Union Leave a Comment

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has informed Korean Air of its preliminary view that its proposed acquisition of Asiana may restrict competition in the markets for passenger and cargo air transport services between the European Economic Area (‘EEA’) and South Korea. Korean Air and Asiana are respectively the first […]

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Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Insurance Ireland for restricting access to a data sharing platform

June 18, 2021 by European Union Leave a Comment

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has informed Insurance Ireland, an association of Irish insurers, of its preliminary view that it breached EU antitrust rules by restricting competition in the Irish motor vehicle insurance market. The Commission takes issue with certain conditions of access to the Insurance Link […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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