Lewis Crofts

Editor-at-Large at MLex Market Insight

The Unbearable Triteness of Tweeting. [email protected] Editor-at-Large, MLex. Words, words, words.

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Meta privacy chief Egan criticizes ‘activist groups’ harming AI rollout

13 hours ago | mlex.com | Matthew Newman |Lewis Crofts

By Matthew Newman and Lewis Crofts ( May 15, 2025, 11:49 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms’ chief privacy officer has warned that European businesses and consumers will suffer because privacy activists are trying to impede the rollout of AI services in Europe by invoking data protection violations.
Korean subsidy concerns prompt fresh EU letter over Czech nuclear bid

3 days ago | mlex.com | Lewis Crofts

By Lewis Crofts ( May 12, 2025, 12:12 GMT | Insight) -- A South Korean company is facing increased scrutiny from the European Commission over a major contract to build nuclear reactors in the Czech Republic, with fresh questions asked about the role of foreign subsidies.
Luxair goes to EU court to challenge Lufthansa, ITA deal

1 week ago | mlex.com | Lewis Crofts |Jean Comte

By Lewis Crofts and Jean Comte ( May 5, 2025, 07:25 GMT | Insight) -- Luxembourgish flag carrier Luxair has filed a lawsuit against the EU Commission’s decision to approve Lufthansa’s acquisition of ITA last July, MLex has learned.
Dow joins Total, Shell by suing ethylene cartel for damages in Germany

1 week ago | mlex.com | Lewis Crofts

By Lewis Crofts ( May 5, 2025, 05:47 GMT | Insight) -- Dow Europe is suing members of an ethylene-buyers cartel in a Munich court, seeking 767 million euros in damages. The lawsuit follows similar claims by Shell and TotalEnergies pending in the Netherlands.Dow Europe is suing members of an ethylene-buyers cartel in a Munich court, seeking 767 million euros in damages....
Bottle maker O-I Glass discloses antitrust probe in France

1 week ago | mlex.com | Lewis Crofts |Jean Comte

By Lewis Crofts and Jean Comte ( May 2, 2025, 11:47 GMT | Insight) -- US bottle maker O-I glass has said in a regulatory filing it is being investigated by authorities in France and in Ecuador over "alleged anticompetitive conduct." The French competition authority said in March that it had conducted several dawn raids in the sector for the manufacture and sales of glass packaging.US bottle maker O-I glass has said it is being investigated by authorities in France over "alleged...
Meta sees hearing in EU court fight over 'gatekeeper' status put back to June

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Lewis Crofts |Mike Swift

By Lewis Crofts and Mike Swift ( May 1, 2025, 08:39 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms has seen an EU court hearing over the European Commission's designation of the US tech giant as a digital "gatekeeper" rescheduled from May 15 to June 3, MLex has learned.
EU foreign-subsidy reviews are 'simplifying' as rules bed in, official says

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Lewis Crofts

By Lewis Crofts ( April 30, 2025, 08:29 GMT | Insight) -- EU powers to review the distortive impact of subsidies from countries such as China, Russia and the Middle East are becoming more predictable and less burdensome as the European Commission gains more experience, a senior official has said. Eddy de Smijter said the preparatory phase before notifying foreign aid was getting shorter and fewer questions were being asked of certain kinds of aid.
EU 'gatekeeper' law already improving digital markets, Ribera says

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Lewis Crofts

By Lewis Crofts ( April 28, 2025, 15:11 GMT | Insight) -- Tech companies have started adapting their business models and making consumer-friendly changes to their services, in visible benefits introduced by the Digital Markets Act, Teresa Ribera said.
Kingspan loses EU court dispute over file access in Trimo deal

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Lewis Crofts

By Lewis Crofts ( April 22, 2025, 15:34 GMT | Insight) -- Kingspan has seen EU judges reject a legal challenge over information held by the European Commission in its review of an abandoned merger with Trimo. The lower-tier General Court rejected the appeal as inadmissible. Kingspan has been under investigation for allegedly misleading investigators during scrutiny of the Trimo transaction.
Risk of daily fines, business changes for Apple, Meta are EU’s next tricky call

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Lewis Crofts |Nicholas Hirst

By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( April 18, 2025, 14:05 GMT | Comment) -- Calibrating fines against Apple and Meta Platforms so that EU enforcers can defend their rules without provoking Donald Trump has been nearly impossible in recent months.