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/ 12 July 2006

EU fines Microsoft €280m in antitrust stand-off

The European Commission slapped Microsoft on Wednesday with a new fine of €280,5-million for failing to fully respect a 2004 antitrust ruling, but the software giant vowed to appeal. Raising the pressure on Microsoft, the European Union competition watchdog also threatened additional fines of €3-million ($3,82-million) a day from the end of the month if the company continued to defy the ruling.

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/ 12 October 2005

Storm over African immigrants clouds EU talks

Controversy over the frequently tragic attempts of African immigrants to storm the European Union’s Spanish borders clouded European Union talks on Wednesday, amid a claim the bloc is trying to erect new "Berlin walls". EU justice commissioner Franco Frattini briefed ministers about an EU mission to the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa, which have been assaulted by waves of African would-be EU immigrants.