European Commission

On July 16, the Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (the CNPD) held Amazon.com Inc's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Amazon Europe Core S.à r.l. for not complying with the personal data processing under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.  It levied a...

The European Commission (EC) has approved Bristol Myers Squibb & Co's (NYSE: BMY) Opdivo (nivolumab) as adjuvant treatment of adult patients with esophageal or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer. The approval covers patients who have residual pathologic disease...

The European Commission has approved Merck & Co Inc's (NYSE: MRK) Keytruda in combination with platinum- and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment of Esophageal Carcinoma or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma. The approval covers patients...

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google will permit free competition for default search engines on the European Android devices effective September, succumbing to an EU antitrust commitment made two years ago, the company said in a blog. Google incorporated some final...

The European Commission sought to clarify the scope and liability of 2020 revised copyright rules to resolve criticism from France, Poland, E.U. broadcasters, and internet activists, Reuters reports. The revised rules aimed to fairly compensate the bloc's $1 trillion creative industry and...

AstraZeneca Plc’s (NASDAQ: AZN) top-selling Tagrisso drug has been approved for use in the European Union to treat patients with a type of early-stage lung cancer. The European Commission has approved the lung cancer drug as an add-on (adjuvant) treatment for adults diagnosed...

The European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is set to launch an antitrust probe against Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) for alleged unfair dominance by its online Marketplace, the Financial Times reports. The EU officials have sent a minimum of three rounds of questions to...

The European Commission has approved AbbVie Inc's (NYSE: ABBV) Venclyxto (venetoclax) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Venclyxto is approved in combination with a hypomethylating agent, azacitidine or decitabine, in AML...

The European Commission has signed a third contract with BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) and Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) for an additional 1.8 billion doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty. The contract reserves the doses on behalf of all European Union member states,...

The European Commission is reportedly working on legal proceedings against AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ: AZN) as the company cut COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union. The move comes as one step further as an E.U. plan to break off ties with AstraZeneca after...