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Nicholas Hirst

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Reporter for MLex in Brussels covering competition policy

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  • Risk of daily fines, business changes for Apple, Meta are EU’s next tricky call

    6 days 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.

  • Ports are priority for Italian antitrust watchdog

    1 week ago | mlex.com | Nicholas Hirst

    By Nicholas Hirst ( April 15, 2025, 16:34 GMT | Insight) -- Italy’s ports are an ongoing concern for the country’s competition authority, according to its president. Roberto Rustichelli cited three cases to Italian lawmakers at a hearing today, all of which involve the shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company.Italy’s ports are an ongoing concern for the country’s competition authority, according to its president. ...

  • Dealmakers eying EU M&A get stark warning in subsidy review of UAE telecom buyout

    1 week ago | mlex.com | Nicholas Hirst |Lewis Crofts |Andrew Boyce

    By Nicholas Hirst, Lewis Crofts and Andrew Boyce ( April 14, 2025, 15:14 GMT | Comment) -- The European M&A landscape for companies backed by foreign states looks more complicated, in light of newly published documents that show the dealmaking of UAE telecom operator Etisalat — known as e& — will face a unique level of scrutiny following commitments made to the European Commission.

  • China’s Goldwind uses EU FSR submission to attack investigation

    2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Andrew Boyce |Nicholas Hirst

    By Andrew Boyce and Nicholas Hirst ( April 9, 2025, 13:17 GMT | Insight) -- An EU subsidy probe into Chinese wind-turbine maker Goldwind Science & Technology is untransparent and lacks a time-limit, according to the company. It aired the concerns in comments on future guidelines setting out how the EU will apply the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.

  • Apple and its French antitrust critics clash over future of ATT

    3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Nicholas Hirst

    By Nicholas Hirst ( April 1, 2025, 08:58 GMT | Comment) -- Apple’s rollout of its privacy prompt broke antitrust rules, French regulators announced yesterday. But what that means for the future of the App Tracking Transparency initiative is far from clear. Apple said it disagreed with the findings, but noted that regulators had not required any “specific changes” to the policy.

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Nicholas Hirst
Nicholas Hirst @nicholashirst_
9 Apr 25

RT @lewis_crofts: The very definition of a Power Lunch. @Teresaribera invites @vestager Monti, Almunia and Kroes for a bite to eat. https…

Nicholas Hirst
Nicholas Hirst @nicholashirst_
8 Apr 25

What's next for outgoing boss of @EU_Competition Olivier Guersent? Growing tomatoes & contributing to Faull & Nikpay, a leading antitrust textbook - he told an audience last night. No revolving door for this man, despite some "insane" offers from private sector.

Nicholas Hirst
Nicholas Hirst @nicholashirst_
27 Mar 25

#FS100001 New York investor One Rock had the honor of making EU’s 1st FSR notification, with its €1bn acquisition of Constantia, a packaging company. @EU_Competition today started publishing the whole back-catalogue for FSR fans. https://t.co/7KH1O6U5vD