european union Archives

Airlines

Ryanair drops Aer Lingus bid during European Commission competition investigation

The European Commission is reluctant to grant Ryanair any more control over Irish flights beyond its current fleet or existing 30% stake in Aer Lingus, but that doesn't mean Ryanair will keep trying.

Graham Ruddick, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago

Cruises

An EU research project on air pollution sunk inside the Costa Concordia

Pollution levels in major cruising and shipping centers in the Mediterranean have had historically high levels of pollution but in the last two years sulfur rules imposed by the EU have improved matters.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

SkiftDesign: Ikea looks to open 100 low-cost boutique hotels in Europe

Ikea probably realized they were furnishing a growing number of 'budget design' hotels and decided to cut out the middleman and make their own, although the hotels won’t carry the brand name.

Associated Press | 12 years ago

Airlines

Senate bars U.S. airlines from complying with EU carbon emissions law

If Republicans and Democrats can agree and compromise on something, surely we can work something out with EU, right? Either way, more chaos and drama to continue as yet another major power unites against EU standards

Reuters | 12 years ago

Online Travel

EU presses Google on far-reaching settlement, including mobile

The EU isn't buying Google's claims that preferencing its own products improves the user experience. U.S. regulatory authorities are lagging in their probes.