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Javier Espinoza

EU Correspondent

Javier Espinoza is the FT’s EU correspondent covering competition and digital policy from Brussels. Prior to that he was the paper's private equity correspondent in London. He was part of the original group of reporters that formed the FT's Due Diligence newsletter in 2017.

He was the Daily Telegraph’s education editor for two years prior to joining the Financial Times. Before joining the Telegraph in 2015, he was a multimedia reporter for the Wall Street Journal in London. He's done stints at Forbes, the Observer and other UK and international outlets. He studied journalism at City University. He is also a Political Economist having completed a second Master’s degree at King’s College London. He recently completed an executive MBA at IE Business School.

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  • Friday, 22 September, 2023
    EU tech regulation
    Booking accuses EU regulators of acting unlawfully in blocking Etraveli deal

    US online travel site says Brussels has not shown €1.63bn acquisition of Swedish group will force rivals to close

    Booking.com logo on a mobile
  • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
    Uber Technologies Inc
    Uber warns of threat to drivers under EU gig work plan

    Brussels starts negotiations on final text of legislation to improve conditions for workers

    An Uber driver travels towards the Palais Garnier Opera House in Paris, France
  • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
    The Big Read
    The newfound influence of the UK’s competition watchdog

    The Competition and Markets Authority has enhanced clout post-Brexit. Critics are questioning its decision-making

    Sarah Cardell, chief executive officer of the CMA, against a montage of corporate logos
  • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
    European Investment Bank
    German government split over top job at EU lender

    Bloc’s finance ministers discuss future leadership of European Investment Bank

    Olaf Scholz and Nadia Calvino
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    WhatsApp Inc
    Meta mulls putting ads in WhatsApp as it seeks revenue boost

    Talks are at an early stage, sources say, as Facebook parent looks for new ways to increase revenue

  • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
    The Big Read
    The global race to set the rules for AI

    The industry and policymakers agree that the emerging technology needs regulating. But no one is quite sure how

  • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    EU pushes back on ‘too big to care’ tech companies

    US and European corporate bond markets have started September with a bang

  • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
    InterviewMargrethe Vestager
    European Investment Bank must take more risk, says Vestager

    Danish candidate to run EU bank argues prudent lending will be insufficient for green transition and Ukraine

    Margrethe Vestager
  • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
    EU tech regulation
    Big Tech faces fresh legal obligations as Brussels lists services bound by new rules

    Apple’s App Store and Google’s YouTube among 22 digital services classed as ‘gatekeepers’ as new EU law kicks in

    A montage of the logos of Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple
  • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Ukraine doubles down on counteroffensive

    Didier Reynders to take over as EU competition chief

  • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
    European Commission
    Didier Reynders takes over as EU competition chief

    Belgian politician appointed while incumbent Margrethe Vestager targets top job at European Investment Bank

    Didier Reynders
  • Monday, 4 September, 2023
    EU tech regulation
    Apple and Microsoft fight Brussels over ‘gatekeeper’ label for iMessage and Bing

    EU aims to curb Big Tech as it lists services to be regulated under Digital Markets Act

    Montage of Microsoft and Apple’s logos
  • Friday, 1 September, 2023
    Booking.com BV
    EU set to block Booking’s €1.63bn purchase of Etraveli

    Regulators are concerned deal would consolidate US travel site’s market position and hurt rivals

    The Booking.com site on a smartphone
  • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft to unbundle Teams to appease EU competition worries

    Tech giant to also make it easier for competing apps to be interoperable in bid to stop Brussels’ antitrust probe

    Microsoft Teams website on laptop
  • Friday, 25 August, 2023
    EU tech regulation
    Tech giants race to alter online operations as EU digital rules bite

    Social media groups restrict personalised ads in scramble to comply with landmark legislation

    Montage of Google, TikTok, Zalando, Amazon and Meta logos
  • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
    Microsoft Corp
    Microsoft significantly reworks $75bn Activision deal to win UK backing

    Cloud gaming rights to be sold to France-based Ubisoft under proposal

    Logos of Activision and Microsoft
  • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
    Inside BusinessMergers & Acquisitions
    UK and EU divide opens up on dealmaking regulation

    Executives now have to pay much more attention to British watchdog on M&A

  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
    EU state aid
    Ukraine war and green transition keep EU state aid near record level

    European Commission has approved more than €733bn in business subsidies since March last year

    People walk past sandbags in Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Friday, 28 July, 2023
    EU tech regulation
    Booking offers concessions to EU in bid to clinch €1.6bn Etraveli deal

    Amsterdam-based online travel group seeks to overcome competition concerns around purchase of Swedish flights site

  • Friday, 28 July, 2023
    EU tech regulation
    Spain’s curbs on Uber-style apps face probe over potential breach of EU law

    Ride-hailing groups fighting to unlock potential growth market complain over new rules protecting the taxi industry

    Taxi cabs waiting for passengers in Plaça d’Espagna, Barcelona
  • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
    EU tech regulation
    EU probes Microsoft’s bundling of Teams with Office software package

    Concerns tech giant will gain distribution advantages by not allowing choice over access to video conferencing app

  • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
    European Commission
    US economist withdraws from EU post after political storm

    Fiona Scott Morton, a former Obama administration official, decides against commission job policing Big Tech

    Fiona Scott Morton
  • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
    EU business regulation
    Macron chides Brussels for hiring American economist

    French president escalates dispute over appointment of Fiona Scott Morton to EU’s antitrust arm

    Fiona Scott Morton
  • Monday, 17 July, 2023
    EU tech regulation
    Microsoft to face EU probe over Teams and Office bundling

    Investigation would centre on claims US tech giant is unfairly linking its videoconferencing app with popular software

    A person using Microsoft Teams on a laptop
  • Friday, 14 July, 2023
    European Commission
    France attacks choice of prominent US economist for EU job

    Fiona Scott Morton picked for influential post in competition department after having consulted for big tech companies

    Fiona Scott Morton
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