Raf Casert

Associated Press

The European Union on Thursday blocked the merger between South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai and Daewoo, saying a union between two of the world’s biggest players in the industry would have given the combined company a global stranglehold on the production of liquified natural gas carriers.

EU Rejects Merger of Shipbuilders Daewoo, Hyundai

Regulators said the deal would have given the combined company a stranglehold on liquified natural gas carriers.

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Bunnies to the Rescue

Easter Sunday is an important date that chocolate makers will miss.

European Antitrust Commissioner Margrethe Vestager talks to journalists during a news conference at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. The European Union has fined U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm $271 million, accusing it of 'predatory pricing'.

EU Fines Qualcomm

The chipmaker was accused of abusing its dominance in 3G baseband chipsets by selling them below cost to force a startup out of the market.

Anti-Brexit demonstrators near College Green at the Houses of Parliament in London.

Chaotic Brexit More Likely

Exiting without a deal in place would jeopardize trade and travel overnight.

In this April 6, 2016 file photo, truck drivers stand among trucks on the highway from Brussels to Luxembourg, in Spontin, Belgium. The European Union has reached a tentative agreement on the first specific EU standards for trucks to get polluting CO2 levels down. A Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, agreement between negotiators from the European Parliament and member states says that such emissions will have to be 30 percent down by 2030 compared to today's levels.

EU Sets Standard for H-D Trucks

CO2 emissions for new trucks will have to be 30 percent down by 2030 compared with today's levels.

In this March 8, 2018 file photo photo Volkswagen cars are pictured during a final quality control at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. Germany's economic growth has stagnated in the last three months of the year.

EU Warns of Reduced Imports if Car Tariffs Proceed

The U.S. Commerce Department is expected issue its guidance on whether auto imports endanger U.S. national security, leaving Trump to decide whether to impose taxes.

In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks, during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

EU Leaders Say No to Brexit Deal

The main issue is a 'backstop' provision, which keeps the U.K. in a customs union with the EU, removing the need for checks along the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.

This Wednesday, April 26, 2017 file photo shows a Google icon on a mobile phone, in Philadelphia. European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager is planning a statement on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 amid reports that her office will slap a record $5 billion fine on Google for abuse of its dominant position in the Android mobile phone operating systems. The decision was widely expected this week and financial media, including Bloomberg and the Financial Times, said the amount would total 4.3 billion euros.

EU Fines Google a Record $5B

The EU's fine is the biggest ever imposed on a company for anticompetitive behavior.

The European Union is proposing bans on plastic products like cotton buds, straws, stirs and balloon sticks when alternatives are easily available in an attempt to cut marine litter.

EU Proposes Plastic Straw Ban

The Commission said its proposal would seek to avoid environmental damage estimated at over $250 billion over the next dozen years.

In this Thursday, April 27, 2017 file photo, visitors look at a display booth for Qualcomm at the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing. The European Union is slapping a $1.23 billion fine on U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm for abusing its market dominance in the lucrative sector of vital components in smartphones and tablets.

Qualcomm for Paying Off Apple

Payments were made by reducing prices on Qualcomm components for iPhones and iPads.

In this Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 file photo, a man slices cuts of meat from a rotisserie Doner spit inside a Doner restaurant cafe in Frankfurt, Germany. The European Parliament narrowly defeated plans to ban an additive that is considered key in industrial meats for the popular doner kebab. Needing an absolute majority of at least 376 votes for a ban on phosphates, the legislature fell 3 votes short on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017.

EU Won't Ban Kebab Additive

The industry says it needs the phosphates to keep the frozen meat juicy.

Amazon Must Pay Back Taxes

Almost three quarters of Amazon's profits in the EU were not taxed.