EU’s Ribera promises ‘ambitious’ overhaul of bloc’s merger control
By Nicholas Hirst ( May 8, 2025, 08:30 GMT | Insight) -- The EU’s approach to reviewing mergers faces a “comprehensive and ambitious review,” according to the bloc’s competition boss Teresa Ribera, as she called for public input on how that reform should play out. The issues raised by the European Commission in today's consultation span innovation and decarbonization as well as defense and labor considerations.The EU’s approach to reviewing mergers faces a “comprehensive and ambitious review,” according to the bloc’s competition boss Teresa Ribera, as she called for public input on how that reform should play out. ...
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