EU Antitrust Boss Warns of Competition Risks to Merger Overhaul
Ribera’s comments come ahead of the publication of new merger guidelines by the European Commission
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As businesses absorb the implications of an upcoming review of European Union merger guidelines, more insight is emerging over how the new regime will work.
The European Commission is under pressure to loosen merger rules in a bid to create corporate giants that can compete globally, representing the biggest overhaul of the bloc’s competition regime in two decades. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has thrown her weight behind reforms that remove barriers to so-called European champions.