Paul Meller

The European Commission is about to write to the French government, asking it to explain why rescue aid for its troubled computer firm Bull SA appears not yet to have been repaid, an official said Tuesday.

The European Commission said Thursday that it is seeking more evidence to strengthen its antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. The move will delay any final ruling in the five-year-long case.

The European Commission confirmed Thursday the appointment of a Belgian-led consortium called EURID to manage the .eu top-level domain (TLD).

A proposal for a pan-European law on software patents is being delayed by a failure among European parliamentarians to agree on the text, an official at the European Parliament said Monday.

The European Commission decided Wednesday to fine Deutsche Telekom AG (DT) 12.6 million euros (US$14.8 million) for failing to unbundle the local telecommunications loop in Germany.

The European Commission is considering whether to order Microsoft Corp. to hand over internal memos revealed in the International Herald Tribune and New York Times newspapers that describe sales practices the European regulator suspects may break its antitrust rules, people close to the Commission said Thursday.

The European Commission Thursday slapped 33 per cent duties on imports of dynamic RAM (DRAM) made by the South Korean firm Hynix Semiconductor Inc.

The European Commission Wednesday accused the French government of giving France T