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EU defense industry won't see merger rules stop consolidation, EU Commission says

By Jean Comte ( June 17, 2025, 16:58 GMT | Insight) -- European companies in the defense sector won't be held back from building scale by EU merger-control and antitrust rules, the European Commission pledged today while unveiling initiatives to boost EU security. The document "clarifies that defense readiness can be taken into account as relevant factor in competition assessments," EU economic affairs commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said.European companies in the defense sector won't be held back from building scale by EU merger-control and antitrust rules, the European Commission pledged today....

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