Article published exclusively on the Institut économique Molinari's website. A new threat of complaint for dominant position abuse hovers over Microsoft. This time, it is the Adobe company which challenges Bill Gate’s firm. As a spokesman for Adobe said, "Microsoft is in a monopoly position, and we are always attentive to the possibility that it could use it." This new situation was foreseeable.
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Article published exclusively on the Institut économique Molinari's website. 344 million euros. This is the fine inflicted by the European Commission on 31 May on five chemical companies accused of colluding between 1997 and 2002 on the price of acrylic glass, better known under the name of Plexiglas.
→ Lire la suiteArticle published exclusively on the Institut économique Molinari's website. Sustainable development week took place in France from 29 May to 4 June, under the auspices of the ministry for ecology. These celebrations are certainly the occasion to reflect on the significance of the concept of sustainable development and on its practical implications.
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→ Lire la suiteArticle published exclusively on the Institut économique Molinari's website. "The State must ensure the energy independence of the nation." This is one of the most usual justifications of "economic patriotism" in the energy field. It was recently used to support the French government’s decision to merge GDF and Suez, blocking a possible takeover by the Italian Enel on the latter.
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→ Lire la suiteArticle published exclusively on the Institut économique Molinari's website. Many governments in North America and Europe have moved toward a ban on cigarette smoking in public places, or are planning to do so. After Ireland in March 2004, Italy in January 2005 and Sweden in June 2005, France may fall under the same prohibition laws. For the first time in this country, such a proposal has begun to be discussed in…
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