The European Commission has begun the process of dismantling the agency model after finding... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission may charge France and Luxembourg with infringing European Union (EU) VAT... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission has launched an "infringement procedure" against France and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Five of the six parties under investigation by the European Commission over ebook prices... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The vice-president of the European Commission, Neelie Kroes, has backed a call by European... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Apple along with five ebook publishers must address all the European Commission's antitrust concerns before any settlement can be reached warned the European... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2012-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission has announced it has opened formal antitrust proceedings to investigate... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The European Commission has announced it has opened formal antitrust proceedings to investigate... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Wed, 05/10/2011 - 08:51 Former French culture minister Jacques Toubon has said he has high hopes that France will be able to cut VAT on ebooks from 19.6% to 5.5% next January as planned without triggering the wrath of the European Commission.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Two documents affecting online copyright were published by the European Commission this week, both incorporating ideas and proposals made by the European Publishers Council that will help sure up innovation and investment in the online content sectors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Editor & Publisher | 2011-05-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Wed, 18/05/2011 - 14:45 The French National Assembly yesterday (17th May) voted into law a bill allowing publishers to fix prices of all ebooks sold in France. The text says that retailers inside or outside France must respect the fixed prices.... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Thu, 05/05/2011 - 09:14 France is bracing for battle with the European Commission with its government on the verge of adopting a bill allowing publishers to fix prices for all ebooks sold in France. The bill, which was approved unanimously by an... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]